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TIL Thomas Jefferson is considered to be the inventor of the Swivel Chair, which he created and sat on while writing the United States Declaration of Independence at the age of 32.

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N7Y1e TIL: With Aliens (1986), Sigourney Weaver received her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and although she did not win, it was considered a landmark nomination for an actress to be considered for a science-fiction/horror film, a genre which previously was given little recognition
OoBo6 TIL the McRib is sold year round at McDonald's in Germany and has been a permanent menu item since 1985
wMvM TIL that Belarus is the last country in Europe that still uses the death penalty. The convicts are shot in the back of the head with a silenced PB-9 pistol. The whole procedure, starting with the announcement about denied appeals and ending with the gunshot, lasts no longer than two minutes.
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nvDW TIL - In 1962 the US government planned terrorist attacks on US cities to start a war with Cuba.