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TIL CDs actually made good money in the old days (this is interesting/shocking as a millennial)

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8alYK TIL in one of Thomas Jefferson's letters to James Madison in 1789 he stated that the Constitution and laws should expire after 19 years. This was to allow the new generations to learn from the past and change accordingly, it was also to prevent older generations from "binding" subsequent ones.
Lk6gQ TIL Some multilingual dyslexics are only dyslexic in one of their languages, and not the other(s).
Z8EAQ TIL, bleach mixed with water is only potent for about one day
8exlV TIL that the term "Cyber Monday" dates to the early 2000s and refers to a time when most people still had dial-up internet at home and would use their employers' high-speed internet connections to shop online upon returning to work after Thanksgiving break.
NyK6 TIL in 2013 a female professor attempted to give a public lecture on men’s rights at the University of Ottawa. 30 protesters harassed the meeting with megaphones outside until they were forced to change rooms, at which point the protesters pulled a fire alarm to force an evacuation of the lecture.