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TIL that the last person verified to have been born in the 1800's died in 2017

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P7og TIL when Andrew Jackson was asked what his most important accomplishment had been during his term as president, he replied, “I killed the bank.” He was talking about the Second Bank of the United States.
neP7d TIL UK had and enforced the law in 1994 banning gatherings of 20 or more people, where music with repetitive beats (EDM/rave) was played
o0xK TIL If the ancient Persians decided something while drunk, they had a rule to reconsider it when sober and if they made a decision sober, they would reconsider it while drunk.
OGJNY TIL that there were women gladiators, known as “gladiatrices”. They fought against each other or against animals to entertain their audience.
W76aL TIL Steven Seagal made a country/blues/reggae album and it’s so much worse than you might imagine. I included a link to a fantastically brutal review from ‘09 when it was released.