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QA46 TIL Eugene Debs was a socialist from Indiana who ran for President five times during the early 1900s. He was found guilty of sedition and sentenced to ten years in prison for speaking out against the Wilson administration and the World War I draft.
dDYbr TIL Adolf Hitler was sent by the German armed forces to infiltrate the German Worker's Party led by Anton Drexler. The party was the precursor to the Nazi party that would be led by Hitler.
ekYJ TIL that when asked about his thoughts on Ben Affleck playing Batman, George Clooney responded by saying “I am the least qualified person to comment on anyone playing the role of Batman since I so terribly destroyed the part”
Dnnp TIL Cats sleep 70% of their lifetime. we humans only sleep 30%
oakE TIL that US election day is always held on a Tuesday because in 1845 farmers often needed a full day to travel by horse-drawn vehicles to the county seat to vote. Farmers would leave Monday, vote on Tuesday and be back in time for market day, which was on Wednesday.