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TIL the only reason Hunter S. Thompson lost the election for sheriff of Pitkin County, Colorado was because the Republican and Democratic parties conspired together to maintain their oligopoly on government.

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GDQg TIL in 1786, a 7.75 magnitude earthquake triggered a massive landslide that dammed the Dadu River in Sichuan, China, creating a huge lake. 10 days later, the dam broke and the resulting flood extended 1400 km (870 mi) downstream, killing 100,000 people.
J1Bgl TIL that, according to the FAO, an estimated 119.337.929.000 chickens were slaughtered worldwide in 2021.
QJaKk TIL A study of robot aesthetics has found non-human-like machines gather positive emotional responses from viewers, while humanoid objects that imperfectly resemble human beings produces feelings of eeriness and revulsion in observers. This dip in positive responses is called the Uncanny Valley.
198D TIL, Mozart had a sister (Maria Anna) who was also an accomplished musician and composer, sometimes even receiving top billing. She was no longer taken on tour with her famous brother once she reached “marriageable age”.
p80Bb TIL that Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company.