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TIL Ulysses S. Grant presidency's historical assessment and reputation suffered considerably due to the "Lost Cause" myth spread by Confederate sympathizers around the turn of the 20th century, before starting to recover in the 21st century.

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Eg5dp TIL The first standardized rain gauge was invented in 1441 by Korean King Sejong's son, Prince Munjong.
5V0rB TIL a fish-powered boat goes 1mph
A1Xw TIL In 2005, a German court upheld the right of citizens to flirt at work in response to Wal-Mart Germany’s policy banning any sign of attraction b/w its workers. The court said that such regulations may be acceptable in the US, they are incompatible w/ German labor law & employees’ personal rights.
D1WOD Til there is an estimated 65,000 different species out there that are considered Hermaphrodite's (intersex).
KOY89 TIL that Point Nemo, an area in the southern Pacific Ocean 2,400 mi southeast of Wellington, is also a Spacecraft Cemetery. A total of more than 263 spacecraft were disposed of in this area between 1971 and 2016.