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TIL that after Rep. Paul Broun made comments saying that evolution, the Big Bang, and embryology were “straight from the Pit of Hell”, 4000 people in his district voted for Charles Darwin as a write-in.

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VMNG0 TIL that in the 1920 Presidential election (the first where women were allowed to vote), only 36% of eligible women turned up at the polls, partly due to barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests, both of which are now illegal.
PY8bE TIL In 2002, BBC News Accidentally Used The UNSC Logo From The Halo Video Game Series Assuming It Was For The 'United Nations Security Council'
9Q4X TIL that the U.S. accidentally dropped four hydrogen bombs on Spain in 1966
8a9YX TIL about a fatal submarine accident from 1963. A nuclear sub, the USS Thresher (SSN-593), sank 610 m (2,000 ft) imploding in 0.1 seconds killing all 128 crew members. During a failed deep dive test, its theorized the sub lost power and its vital ballast systems froze, rendering the ship unusable.
4k4BJ TIL that the Air Ministry imposed a blackout of all man made lights across London because they forecasted they would be targeted for night time air raids. This was before war was declared.