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TIL Modern scientific methods came about as a result of an argument whether adding the milk first to the tea is better

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ADkRx TIL Thomas Jefferson thought the constitution should be rewritten every 20 years.
wEGP TIL that Tony Gonzalez saved a man’s life by colliding with him on the sidelines. The man had to get an MRI and found he had a brain tumor.
Ebd7 TIL that Alabama governor George Wallace, known for his pro-segregation stance which he later recanted, appointed more black members to state positions during his final term than any other governor in the state to this day.
kOkv1 TIL of Gavel, a K-9 Cadet who was fired from the Police Academy for being too friendly after months of training; he then got a new job as Vice-Regal Dog for the Office of the Governor in Queensland where he greets visitors, attends official functions, sits in on Governor's briefings
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