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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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VMDvk TIL you are supposed to put the toilet seat down before flushing or you surround the air with all kinds of things like feces and other particles.
kjy1 TIL both Churchill and Charles de Gaulle considered WW1 and WW2 to be a single conflict, called the Second Thirty Years War
Y7OBx TIL the body of Xin Zhui, an Chinese noblewoman from the 2nd century BC, was found remarkably well preserved in a certain liquid in her airtight tomb. Her skin, muscles, organs, blood vessels, hair, and even finger prints were preserved, making it one of the best preserved ancient human remains.
9YRGB TIL There's a pink manta ray near Australia. It likely has a genetic mutation causing the unusual coloration.
VBZ0m TIL the Sasanid Persians and the Eastern Romans signed a treaty called the Treaty of Eternal Peace in 532 CE, which concluded the Iberian War (527–531) between the two powers over what is now Georgia. It only lasted 8 years, until 540