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TIL of the 10 states who take the most government assistance, 8 are republican

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mRYO TIL in feudal hierarchy of Japan, merchants were the lowest class because unlike farmers and artisans, they don’t actually produce anything. Samurai warriors were in the topmost class.
9wQYD TIL Magnavox released a television with a built-in video game, Tennis, in 1972.
epwXg TIL in Louisville, KY, 1855 the Know-Nothing Party attempted to guard polls and prevent Democrat-leaning Irish and German Catholics from voting. Riots broke out, and Know-Nothings roamed the streets, vandalizing, looting, and burning. Historians estimate deaths at 19-22; Catholics estimate over 100
grAJ4 TIL Michelle Philpots suffered traumatic brain injuries after two motor vehicle accidents in 1985 & 1990. In 1994, epilepsy developed & led to anterograde amnesia. Each day, she wakes up believing it's still '94 & her husband has to convince her of their 1997 marriage using a photo album as proof.
nWlAB TIL that British Royalty used to place Wax or Wood figures of the deceased on top of their coffin before burial and for display afterward in Westminster Abbey. More than 20 of these funeral effigies, dating back to Edward III from 1377, remain and are on display at the Westminster Abbey Museum.