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TIL that more people died on the last day of WWI than on D-Day, despite commanders knowing that the war was essentially over.

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DmxJ TIL the first broadcast presidential debate in the US was the Republican candidates’ debate in 1948. There was only one question, and each candidate had 20 minutes to answer it, then 8 ½ minutes each to rebut the other’s.
4XO4g TIL of TABOR, the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, which currently only exists in Colorado. It ties tax revenue increases to population & inflation, and larger increases have to be put to a vote. The author was named Douglas Bruce, and efforts to find work-arounds are known as "de-Brucing."
aMjA TIL that Shasta Beverages, the company best known for all the third-tier sodas you can find at the dollar store, invented the soda can
N7Oy6 TIL a term when you cringe or get embarassed by someones embarassment
0w9j TIL The founder of “5-Hour-Energy”, Manoj Bhargava, is the richest Indian in the Us, and gives 90% of his earnings to charity.