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TIL that the creators of Howdy Doody and Lamb Chop died 3 days of each other.

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JOE8 TIL that Thomas Edison was an advocate for monetary reform in the United States. He was ardently opposed to the gold standard, and debt based money. Famously, he was quoted in the New York Times stating “Gold is a relic of Julius Caesar, and interest is an invention of Satan.”
w9y1 TIL it’s a punishable crime in New Hampshire, the “Live Free or Die” state, to enjoy a beer on the beach.
DQNej TIL contrary to popular belief Romans didn't forfeit Germania after the battle of Teutoburg forest, they sent 8 legions to recover their eagles and punish the Germans, after committing a minor genocide the legions were re-called over political concerns about the growing popularity of their general.
kJa9W TIL Dade County did not secede from Georgia in 1860 in order to be the first to leave the Union. In fact, Dade County’s delegation voted against Georgia seceding from the Union in 1861.
XlRj TIL that human races do not exist taxonomically. A fixation index of 0.25 is required for a species to have various sub-species. Humans have a fixation index of 0.11, less than half of the required criteria of genetic diversity needed for the existence of sub-species or races.