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TIL that ~1 in 5 people in the U.S. believe the world will end in their lifetime.

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e0Dp5 TIL That Presidential candidate Andrew Jackson was the first Democrat ever to be associated with the donkey symbol. His opponents during the election of 1828 tried to label him a "jackass" for his populist beliefs. Jackson was entertained by the notion and ended up using it on his campaign posters.
GARKQ TIL that the first national speed limit law of 55mph passed in 1974 in the US was not because of safety concerns, but because fast-traveling vehicles would have exacerbated the oil shortage at the time
nml9 TIL the Ottoman Empire was still in existence the last time the Cubs won the world series.
loY11 A solar storm this week will heighten the Earth’s auroras, making the stunning northern lights visible to the northern-most parts of the United States.
wo7mW TIL of Mbah Suro, a communist shaman and mystic who only consumed coffee and cigarettes, denied the existence of God, and claimed to give bulletproof powers. He had 500,000 followers at his peak before him and his followers were gunned down by the anti-communist Suharto regime in 1967.