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TIL "Under God" was not in the US pledge of allegiance until 1954, and "In God We Trust" was not on US money until 1956. Both were added by Dwight Eisenhower.

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Nnp1 TIL that as of April 2010, Bill Gates had donated over $36,854,000,000 in his lifetime, which is more than one third of his current net worth of $82. billion.
GYnN4 TIL that Rudolf Hess spent over 20 years as the sole inmate of the 600-cell Spandau Prison
rRR1y TIL many schools in Japan require students to have black hair. Those with other hair colors are often pressured to dye their hair by a rule intended to prohibit dying of hair.
wLnno TIL a study by the University of Oxford shows there's no link between violent video games and aggression in teens. Compared to previous research which relied on self-reported data from teens, this study used info from parents to judge the level of aggressive behavior in their children.
gkX7 TIL that, when Genghis Khan died in 1227, he ordered his burial site to be kept a secret. To this end, his heirs slaughtered anyone who set eyes on his funeral procession. They buried him in an unmarked grave and to this day no one has found him.