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TIL That the Confederate States of America only existed for 4 years, from 1861 to 1865.

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0wwlv TIL John Wayne Gacy was a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, was a Chicago precinct captain for the Democrats, supported Carter and had his picture taken with First Lady Rosalynn Carter.
kOnP5 TIL: After British Airways had a man enter the cockpit and nearly crash the plane, 16 American passengers settled a multi-million dollar lawsuit, the British passengers got $2000 and a free Fear of Flying Class.
yQ6Jw TIL of the Pamir, the last commercial sailing ship, operated until 1957
0PDj TIL in 1998 40% of antibiotics in the United States went to livestock. By 2011 that had risen to 80%.
XEdKX TIL that researchers have found a meteorite that is older then earth in Algeria; and is our only evidence of a protoplanet that existed before earth