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TIL in his autobiographical account of taking on monopolies, Roosevelt recounted: “...we had come to the stage where for our people what was needed was a real democracy; and of all forms of tyranny the least attractive and the most vulgar is the tyranny of mere wealth, the tyranny of a plutocracy.”

PpjV TIL in France it is legal to marry a dead person. It must be approved by the President and Justice Minister. The bride or groom stands beside a photo of their significant other. The phrase “till death do us part” is eliminated from the vows and “I do” is replaced with saying “I did.”
EgVQW TIL that the every Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux indian receives a payout of around $1 million per year from casino profits.
xVk8D TIL a chair is used for lion taming due to how a cat's brain has evolved to only deal with a single thing at a time. The four legs of the chair confuse the lion, rendering it mostly harmless.
D1n9r TIL William the Conqueror (aka William The Bastard) was denied a marriage proposal by Matilda of Flanders who felt marrying a bastard was below her. He won her heart by reading the response and immediately riding 250+ miles from Normandy to Bruges to grab her by the hair and throw her in the mud.
16B17 TIL that Kalawao County on the North Coast of Moloka'i in Hawaii is the smallest US County by area (12 sq miles of land) and 2nd smallest by population (82) after Loving County in Texas. It is a former Leper Colony that permits no new permanent residents and only allows visitors from official tours.