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TIL Thomas Jefferson, USA's Third President, developed the first Swivel Chair - and arguably the first modern office chair

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VMrv0 TIL about Pontiac’s War, the most successful First Nation resistance against European invasion in North America. It resulted in British Reforms to maintain a strong and expensive army presence and consequently tax the colonies to fund the army, which led the way for the American Revolution.
VMxJk TIL the 12 days of Christmas start on December 25 (rather than leading up to Christmas Day).
Jkjv TIL the “death tax” only affects estates worth $5.45 million per person. 99.8% of estates owe no tax.
A4Ld TIL That Crocodiles and Alligators are more closely related to birds than they are other species of reptiles
KWLE TIL that Mt. Massive and Mt. Elbert in Colorado are so close to each other in height that their supporters started competing with each other, with Mt. Massive supporters piling stones on the summit to increase its height, and Mt. Elbert supporters climbing the mountain to knock them back down.