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TIL That since the beginning of recorded history, the world has been at peace for a total of 268 years, only 8 percent.

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KY904 TIL Quentin Roosevelt, son of President Theodore Roosevelt, was a pilot who was killed in combat in WW1. For propaganda purposes, Germany made a postcard of the dead pilot and his plane, However, this was met with shock by Germans, who were impressed that a president's son died on active duty.
6E4NZ TIL Colorado teen Erik Jensen received more time in prison for failing to intervene in a murder than the actual murderer did
WkV99 TIL Pythagoras' followers weren't allowed to eat beans. He believed that the flatulence caused by the beans would take away a piece of the soul.
PYRLE TIL that in the original German version of 99 Red Balloons by Nina, the balloons aren't red. The German lyrics make no mention of balloon colours anywhere in the song.
rxRM TIL After signing the Civil Rights act into law, LBJ said to his aide “We (Democrats) have lost the South for a generation.” He was right, as Republicans soon became the party of southern white voters.