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TIL in 1888, U.S. President Hayes wrote in his diary: “This is a government of the people, by the people, and for the people no longer. It is a government of corporations, by corporations, and for corporations.”

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P1J5g TIL the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the United States is homicide
WkG9Y TIL over 20% of the documented serial killers in the world have come from a 200-mile radius around Seattle, Washington. There has been a total of 277 serial killers in Washington state with an average number of serial killings of 7.44 per 1 million people.
QJpjd TIL that the founder of Old Bay seafood seasoning founded his own company after being fired by McCormick after two days on the job after they found out he was Jewish
jnoM TIL that the movie Trojan Wars with a budget of $15,000,000 has earned only $309 in box office
neO1d TIL that free nitrogen and oxygen atoms, generated by solar energy in the upper atmosphere, recombine at night to form nitric oxide (NO) in a process that releases a photon, thereby contributing to "Nightglow".