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TIL President Abraham Lincoln feared the long term effects of unrestrained corporations and capitalism that “play on the prejudice of the people” more than the effects of the civil war.

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gyO9 TIL there is a 99.26% correlation (r=0.992558) between divorce rates in Maine and the per capita consumption of margarine.
epd0E TIL that the character Krusty the Clown from the animated series The Simpsons was originally conceived as a parody of the character Homer. This explains the striking resemblance between the two characters.
awknb TIL Buster Keaton was an international mega silent movie star, but broke down after sound movies took over. He became an alcoholic and was institutionalized in a mental ward but escaped his strait jacket using techniques he learned from Houdini. He then married his nurse but had no memory of it.
8amJV TIL there are many countries that still have charges, trials and sentencing for witchcraft.
NQE TIL Ronald Reagan was once rejected for a movie role because an entertainment executive didn’t think he had “that presidential look.”