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TIL 'The Democratic Review', published between ~1837 and 1859, was a progressive/liberal periodical that included essays by Browning, Hawthorne, Whitman and Thoreau, was also the first to use the term and advocate "manifest destiny".

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YpaRG TIL of a genetic condition which gives people increased muscle strength and twice the usual amount of muscle mass. There are no known related health issues. Affected are intellectually normal.(Myostatin-related muscle hypertrophy)
xV9kB TIL of Aeroflot Flight 6502, where the pilot made a bet with the co-pilot that he could land the plane "blind". The plane crashed, resulting in 70 fatalities. The pilot survived, and served only a 6-year prison sentence.
1aVBX TIL that after nesting, Australian magpies will just start attacking people. Due to the bird being a protected species, people have gotten creative in finding ways to protect themselves.
WEvo TIL that many of Denny’s restaurants were built without locks, which was problematic when they decided to close for Christmas.
KVba TIL that Victorian maid Kate Webster chopped up her mistresses, boiled her and then assumed her identity. Meanwhile, the skull of her boss wasn’t found with the other body parts and was discovered in the garden of English naturalist David Attenborough 130 years later.