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TIL: 3 US Presidents died from drinking water contaminated with sewage

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8aE9V TIL there is a American fraternal order for men with beards who resemble Santa Claus. They host seminars and training on how to best portray Santa professionally and even offer official certification to their members.
nWk1r TIL that in response to "Brown vs Board of Education", the State of Georgia passed legislation to close de-segregated public schools, to abolish attendance requirements for desegregated schools, and to fund the establishment of white-only 'private schools' in their place.
69mWm TIL Many sub-Saharan languages do not have a word for rhythm, or even music. From the African viewpoint, the rhythms represent the very fabric of life itself.
5yYR TIL it costs $10,000 per pound for NASA to launch a payload into orbit. NASA’s Advanced Space Transportation Program is developing technologies to reduce this to $100 per pound by 2025.
agJo TIL In 1921, the Soviet Union sent the Red Army into Tuva (near Mongolia), under the pretense of protecting Russian interests, and held a “pseudo-referendum” that allowed the Soviet Union to annex that territory.