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TIL my hometown of Sandusky, Ohio, has made Election Day a holiday, swappint out Columbus Day. (via NPR)

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5w7R TIL - The name of Yoda’s race & home world are never mentioned in any film, book, or media. He is officially said to be of a “species unknown”.
OGYeR TIL Ubisoft is the biggest game developer by number of employees (>20,000 employees) and owns the largest in-home development studio worldwide, Ubisoft Montreal (>4,000 employees)
nbX7 TIL of a condition called Cherophobia (fear of happiness) where sufferers avoid experiences that invoke positive emotions or happiness
M7V0K TIL during WWII, Rolex allowed allied PoWs to order watches with the company taking each man’s word as his bond and duly sending the watch. This boosted morale in taking payment on account implied confidence the Allies would win the war.
nrZW TIL that when the Skylab satellite crashed in Australia in 1979, Australia issued the US a fine for littering. NASA didn’t pay the fine.