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TIL of the term “Drawbridge Mentality”, a term used to describe people who move into a community they consider “unspoilt”, then oppose any form of inward migration and development.

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VMJDp TIL of Republican Congress member Thaddeus Steven who wanted to exile former slave owners and redistribute their land among slaves and farmers
RLy9 TIL many of the scenes from the film “1984” were shot on the actual days noted in Winston Smith’s diary. The entry for April 4, 1984, was actually filmed on April 4, 1984, and was the very first scene to be shot.
gMXR8 TIL in 1941 George Hopkins parachuted onto Devils Tower without permission and nobody could figure out how to get him down.
VrND TIL that Japanese death row inmates aren’t given their execution date until a few hours prior and their family isn’t told until after they’re already dead.
4X1J TIL that when a pregnant women decomposes, the gases in the body bloat and push the baby out AKA Coffin Birth