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TIL that the first American newspaper, Publick Occurrences, was published September 25, 1690

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Xejr TIL that members of congress receive access to classified intelligence information without going through a background check – and many of them wouldn’t pass it if they did.
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mL0P TIL There are only 22 countries in the world that the British haven’t invaded or attacked.
Z88xG TIL that in 1981, after Ronald Reagan's assassination attempt, when he was rushed to the hospital he told the doctors before they all operated on him, "I hope you are all republicans."
XroQ TIL the actor who was inside R2-D2 hated the guy who played C-3PO, calling him “the rudest man I’ve ever met.”