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TIL That despite having 18 Senators and Congressmen that deny climate change exists, records show that Texans lead the list of disaster relief recipients in 2011 and 2012, taking over $5.2 billion in government aid from federal programs and agencies.

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v1Qej TIL that before 1762, there was no influential prescribed English grammar rules, but a desire within the middle class to teach their children to speak like the upperclass prompted Bishop Robert Lowth to publish the prescriptive grammar book which has been the foundation of current English grammar.
Wmv9 TIL the sugar industry paid to play down the link between sugar and heart disease while falsely promoting saturated fat as the culprit. Documents discovered by a researcher at UCSF show how decades of misinformation shaped improper nutritional advice and caused the rise of heart disease in America.
KOwYE TIL that Chris Hansen was caught having an affair with a colleague 20 years his junior by a hidden camera and fired from NBC for it.
oBevK TIL - A dog was called to the witness stand in the 1922 Court Case of Helmick v. Morse - who were fighting over custody of the dog (Buddy). The dog saw Mrs. Helmick, ran straight towards her and wagged his tail excitedly. The Judge immediately handed the dog over to Mrs. Helmicks.
9wVN7 TIL that Pirates of the Caribbean as a franchise long predates the 2003 film. There are several amusement rides by that name in several different Disney parks, the first of which opened way back in 1967.