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TIL 2016 was the first time since 1928 that the Republicans won an election without a Bush or Nixon on the ticket.

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6ELAJ TIL of super volcanos, including the one in Yosemite National Park. These types are different from regular volcanos because they don’t have the typical steep sides and are instead depressions in the ground. They are thousands of times larger than any other volcanic eruption.
K4Za TIL Multiple studies have demonstrated that writing about personally distressing events can speed up healing of minor wounds
X0m8D TIL that most of Ireland learned the format of seasons based on tradition, and not science, meaning the majority of Irish people categorize different months to different seasons than the rest of the world
DQ9pY TIL: Pythagoras feared fava beans due to a common enzyme deficiency in Mediterranean people which makes them toxic (favism)
8aMN4 TIL: The element Thorium has a half-life of 14 billion years, which is the age of the universe.