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TIL "Fourth Turning Theory" generations move in 4 cycles -- High, Awakening, Unraveling, Crisis. The last Crisis generation in the US was the "GI" archetype who witnessed the Great Depression and WWII. Now Millennials are the new "Crisis" generation, which means we could face something similar.

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5JZR TIL Pres Nixon invited Johnny Cash to perform 2 songs at the White House that deride hippy culture & welfare queens. Cash accepted the invite but instead played “The Ballad of Ira Hayes” (a mistreated Native American WWII vet), “What Is Truth” (pro-hippy), & “Man in Black” (anti-income inequality)
9WgX TIL “no” is the 84th most used word in the English Language while “yes” is 486.
b9bZa TIL Crickets chirping can tell you what the temperature is at night!
1vMd TIL There is a newly discovered cave fish with its anus on it’s head. It’s possible that it poops sperm into it’s mouth to fertilize eggs through it’s gills.
Eg9EX TIL Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest rate of education exclusion globally, according to the UN. Nearly 60% of youth aged 15 to 17 are not in school.