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TIL the reason that a donkey represents democrats is that Andrew Jackson’s opponents called him a jackass, so he embraced it and used the strong-willed animal on his campaign posters.

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XZ8E TIL Terry Jones of Monty Python purchased the “Flying Circus” tapes mere weeks before the BBC was scheduled to wipe them in the 1970’s along with countless other TV shows now lost.
OGaJY TIL that Alexander Fleming was Knighted and awarded the Nobel Prize for essentially blowing his nose and then several years later letting something go moldy
gMP7y TIl in 2010, the city of Belleville, Illinois, banned trick-or-treating for kids over 12. Teens can face fines from $100 to $1,000 for going door-to-door.
9Y096 TIL that male bower birds build very creative and elaborate bowers for females to inspect during the mating ritual. It takes them between 1 week and 2 months to finish the bower and some have been maintained for 30 years. As decoration they use small items such as pebbles, shells and small flowers.
AnBB TIL “The Rats of Nihm” childhood movie was inspired by a real rat utopia experiment that ended in societal collapse.