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TIL Russian voters used to have a box on their ballots to vote for “against all”.

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n1m7 TIL In 1931 when President Ronald Reagan played on the football team for Eureka College, took in two rival team black players in his personal home, who were denied admission into a hotel when they were going to play against Eureka. He remained friends with one of the men until they died in 1981
0wr1L TIL: Burst fire firearms were introduced to the US Army as a means to conserve ammo. During the Vietnam War (less well trained) soldiers would commonly hold down the trigger until they ran out of ammo.
epD6D TIL in 1926 Brazil had a president with name of Washington but it took a coup d’état,putting an end to Milk coffee politics and starting a new era, the Vargas Era in 1930.Washington Luis served as the last president of the First Brazilian Republic.
N7k4e TIL Led Zeppelin songs “Ramble On,” “Misty Mountain Hop,” and “The Battle for Evermore” were all inspired by The Hobbit and/or The Lord of the Rings. Black Sabbath, Rush, Genesis, and many other classic rock bands were also inspired by Tolkien’s works!
k805 TIL Sonic Hedgehog is a protein critical to mammalian development. Its inhibitor? Robotnikinin.