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TIL the first KFC restaurant was in Utah.

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p8ALO TIL: The International Space Station orbits about 220 miles above Earth. To put that in perspective, if Earth were the size of a basketball, the space station would be about 1/4 of an inch (<7mm) off the surface.
EvXo TIL a study showed that US public opinion on policies has a “minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact” on the chance a bill will become law. Contrarily, economic elite’s opinions have substantial impact and high correlation with policy change.
AAlB TIL Karl Marx’s last words were “Last words are for fools who haven’t said enough.”
YpaYd TIL that the 1% rule is a rule of thumb pertaining to participation in an internet community, stating that if you get a group of 100 people online then one will create content, 10 will "interact" with it (commenting or offering improvements) and the other 89 will just view it.
nEX7 TIL: Women were excluded from the White House Correspondents Dinner until 1962, when JFK threatened to boycott unless they were allowed in.