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TIL in 1926 Brazil had a president with name of Washington but was overthrown in a coup d'etat and removed from the presidency during Revolution of 1930,putting an end to Milk coffee politics and starting the Vargas Era in 1930.Washington served as the last president of the First Brazilian Republic

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6y9W TIL a 2007 study found that men are more likely than women to believe “women should have the right to breastfeed in public places,” “it is appropriate to show a woman breastfeeding her baby on TV programs,” and “breastfeeding education should be available as part of a high school health education.”
YpbnP TIL Philips has a record label subsidiary. One artist that it produced for was Elton John’s singles from 1968 to 1970. Another artist was The Singing Nun’s “Dominique” which played frequently in the US anthology series “American Horror Story: Asylum”.
9Ye0G TIL that Quentin Roosevelt was the only child of a US President to die in military combat.
aw4kb TIL bats and dolphins evolved echolocation in the same way (down to the molécular level). An analysis revealed that 200 genes had independently changed in the same ways. This is an extreme example of convergent evolution.
Xvaj TIL that Prince performed a cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” at Coachella, but forced YouTube to remove footage that fans had taken of the performance. YouTube reinstated the videos after Radiohead demanded for them to remain on the site claiming “it’s our song, let people hear it.”