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TIL George Washington feared that partisanship would lead to a “spirit of revenge” in which party men would not govern for the good of the people, but only to obtain and maintain their grip on power.

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Z8Edo TIL Tom Hulce practiced piano four hours a day for his role in Amadeus, but the music ended up being dubbed in anyway.
BrP4K TIL of the Eyes of Sibiu, a custom in the city of Sibiu in Transylvania in which roofs are adorned with eye shaped features, creating the feeling perpetually being watched.
a94Z TIL the precedent set in the Supreme Court case of Wickard v Filburn (which allows the government to stabilize the market by destroying excess food) was used in Gonzales v. Raich to give the federal government the power to criminalize medicinal marijuana despite state laws which may make it legal
OoeB1 TIL that the first Native American to meet the Pilgrims of Plymouth Rock greeted them in English.
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