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TIL George Washington feared the growing influence of political parties in the US. He thought that it would lead to "the alternate domination" of each party, taking revenge on each other in the form of reactionary political policies and that it would eventually cause the North and South to split.

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9wXAX TIL about the Heidi Game, a 1968 Jets–Raiders matchup in which NBC cut to the movie Heidi at 7 p.m. on the East Coast, causing viewers to miss Oakland’s two late touchdowns in a 43–32 comeback. This led to games being shown to their conclusion in the markets of the visiting team.
NXYYP TIL that the earlier dominance of boxer Roy Jones Jr counted against him late in his boxing career against Joe Calzaghe. Calzaghe cut Jones Jr and because Jones’s corner team had never witnessed this before, they were unable to handle it effectively, leaving Jones covered in blood.
oBJxK TIL the Apollo astronauts could not get life insurance, so they signed hundreds of envelopes as memorabilia in the event of their death.
BoYd TIL Market Socialism is a type of socialism where a market still exists but the workers own the means of production(factories)
WlLN TIL A Mexican man told his daughter he worked at the WTC. She never heard from him again after 9/11 – she’s certain he died in the attacks. Authorities wonder if he used the tragedy as a chance to start a new life in California and didn’t tell her. They removed his name from the 9/11 memorial.