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TIL that 71% of Americans are “fairly certain” that Alexander Hamilton is among their nation’s past presidents. This confidence in Hamilton having been president is higher than for six actual presidents.

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4knYJ TIL of the Shakahola Forest Cult which directed over 300 members to starve themselves to death to meet jesus
GAwMQ TIL about the Battle of Blair Mountain, the largest armed uprising in American history since the Civil War and a resounding example of how far the ruling elite will go to quell any attempt to challenge their hegemony, including calling upon the U.S. Army.
J9oQ TIL XXX on cartoon jugs of alcohol originally denoted three time distilled, resulting in almost pure alcohol content.
GArp4 TIL that American movie producer Robert Goldstein was sentenced to ten years in 1918 under the Espionage Act for a film that portrayed the British negatively during the American Revolution.
QNQN9 TIL about Starlight Tours in Canada where indigenous people are murdered when drunk by being driving out far in the cold wilderness and left there