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TIL that for 50 years between 1973 and 2023 no former democrat president died

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vgMR TIL on 3/11/08 a viewer asked Jim Cramer if he should worry about his investment in Bear Stearns. Cramer replied “No! No! No! Bear Stearns is not in trouble. If anything, they’re more likely to be taken over. Don’t move your money from Bear.” 3 days later it dropped 92%.
yVX5M TIL that in 1967, Jim Morrison was set to star in the Andy Warhol “I, a Man” - where the main character has a series of sexual encounters with eight women. Morrison later backed out of the film, and his friend Tom Baker took over the role.
GYLo7 TIL The Racial Equality Proposal was a proposed Japanese amendment to the Treaty of Versailles demanding racial equality among citizens of the League of Nations. It received opposition from the US and Australia, and this rejection caused Japan to alienate and militarize leading up to WWII.
BgxOk TIL Ronald Reagan approved giving out 30 million pounds of government-owned cheese to struggling families, after the public found out about their gigantic hoard.
4kadR TIL that Lise Meittner, the co-discoverer of nuclear fission, never won the Nobel Prize. She was nominated 48 times in both Physics and Chemistry.