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TIL the party of the president has only won seats in the midterms twice since WW2

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Y7WAr TIL that Switzerland leads the world in chocolate consumption, with the average person eating around 10 kilograms of chocolate each year.
JYOol TIL about The Onion King, an onion farmer in the 30s who took control of 98% of America’s onions and manipulated the market.
yQDkX TIL Rideau Hall is the largest official residence in Canada’s Capital Region and the only one open to visitors. In 1864, Rideau Hall was inadequate in many ways, being small and distant from central Ottawa but it was leased anyway, as “temporary” quarters
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