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TIL In the Liberian General Election (1927), there were 15,000 voters but the winner received 243,000 votes. It made it the Guinness Book of Records as the most fraudulent election reported in history.

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ra0M TIL During the ending theme to Cartoon Network’s The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, some strange, somewhat creepy gibberish is heard at the end. The gibberish played backwards is Maxwell Atoms, the creator of the show, saying “No, no. This is the end of the show. You’re watching it backwards!”
Me9nA TIL Proper flossing technique means using floss to scrape the bacteria off both sides of teeth, not just pulling out old food
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