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TIL that the unresolved disappearance of former Mason William Morgan in 1826 led to the emergence of the first third party in the United States, the “Anti-Masonic Party,” formed outside the two major parties of the time: the Jacksonian Democrats and the National Republicans

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d8LG9 TIL almost every word Neil deGrasse Tyson says in COSMOS was written by Carl Sagan’s wife, Ann Druyan
KYyMa TIL that multiple small body fragments were found in one of the engines on United Airlines Flight 811, indicating at least one of the nine victims ejected was sucked into the engine
e0pjE TIL that banks use explosive devices hidden in money that can be remotely triggered to stop bank robbers
kOYw7 TIL The Secret Service runs an extensive “ink library” that houses samples of nearly every kind of ink that has been manufactured in the past century.
RE5l TIL since 1967 there has always been a plane in the air above the US which has the ability to retarget and launch nuclear missiles without the crew in the underground missile silos being involved.