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TIL Hellen Keller was a radical Socialist.

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R7Lja TIL about Mandate of Heaven, theory in China, according to which the ruler must have the support of Heaven to rule. Moral rulers who care for their people gain the mandate. If a despot sits on the throne, the Heavens can withdraw it, which they signal through e.g. eclipses, floods, wars, plagues etc
wLXl8 TIL that the Dukes of Hazzard had more black actors during it's 7 season run than Friends and Seinfeld, which notably took place in New York City.
D1AeY TIL That Americans are annoyed so much by "Start/Stop" car technology that most Americans will disable the system upon engine start, and that if a car comes with the technology the EPA automatically assumes that 50% of buyers will disable the system when calculating fuel mileage.
Y7y0W TIL The Pentagon is not in Washington DC
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