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TIL that Andrew Jackson lost the presidency in 1824 despite winning both the popular and electoral vote.

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16vJW Today I learned there is a city in Romania named ‘23 August’ after the 1944 royal coup
nePeY TIL Whales migrate the farthest of any mammal on Earth, and may do so to hunt in the cold waters during summer and shed layers of skin and accumulated microorganisms in the tropical water during winter.
xVjwo TIL the last Saturday of each month in Rwanda is Umuganda day, which means 'coming together in common purpose', when adult Rwandans are required to join in country wide clean-up tasks like picking up litter
9wKYX TIL in order to have a television in the UK you must have a license. The cost 169 £ equivalent to 217$ annually
oBZE8 TIL that Jim O'Heir (Jerry Gergich on Parks and Recreation) originally auditioned for the role of Ron Swanson.