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TIL: There was a Democratic-Republican Party in the USA founded in 1792

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mxoMv TIL in 2010 when the University of Mississippi began the process to find a new mascot, a group of students started a campaign to have Admiral Ackbar selected. Some students threatened to transfer, and some prospective parents said they would not let their children attend if he was chosen.
jlR TIL Richard Belzer Has Appeared as Detective Munch (Best Known From Law & Order:SVU) on Ten Different TV Shows, from The Wire to Sesame Street. No Other Actor Has Portrayed The Same Character on that Many Different Programs.
da79 TIL in 1947, a British South American Airways flight was flying normally over the Andes Mnts., 4 minutes from landing, but then it sent a morse code message ‘STENDEC’ three consecutive times, then vanished, the wreckage not to be found for 50 years. To this day, what 'STENDEC’ meant is a mystery.
wOrE TIL that despite moving at only 6.5 feet per minute on land, sloths are actually quite competent swimmers, and move 3 times faster in the water. They can even hold their breath for up to 40 minutes.
ZN9Q TIL…In 1937, John D. Rockafeller Jr. and Andrew Mellon we’re appointed to a “National Share the Wealth Committee”. They suggested limiting fortunes to $5,000,000, anything over that amount would be put into a trust for poorer Americans.