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TIL that since around 2010, the number of countries in the process of autocratization has risen above the number of countries democratizing

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N7lQb TIL about George Wilson, convicted of robbing the US mail, turned down a pardon from Andrew Jackson. He was later hanged.
nNGW TIL that Queen Victoria hated being pregnant, viewed breast-feeding with disgust, and thought newborn babies were ugly.
R5raj TIL in 1961, a cow in Cuba was killed by a satellite fragment falling out of the sky. This is the only documented satellite-crashing-to-Earth fatality
0gbN TIL that when asked about the possibility of a third party candidate succeeding in the presidential election, Ralph Nader answered: “It’s a two party dictatorship unless you’re worth billions of dollars.”
BrB5L TIL When the US was finally able to use NBA players for the 1992 Olympics (The appearance of the legendary Dream Team), they chose to include one college player, Chris Laettner, as a nod to the previous system. The runner up was Shaquille O'Neal.