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TIL Franklin Pierce was the only president to “swear” (really affirm) his oath on a law book, not the bible

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WrN4 TIL that there’s a ghost city in Cyprus that no one has been allowed to enter for over 35 years.
4XJPN TIL Instagram racked up $20 billion in ad revenue in 2019, handily eclipsing YouTube's $15.1 billion -- yes, the most popular video site on the planet wasn't as lucrative as a photo-focused social network.
698VX TIL Finland is considered 'the world's happiest country,' and has won that title six years in a row. Next door neighbor Russia is ranked 70th. U.S is ranked 15.
rNYZw TIL of Solomon Lefschetz, a mathematician who lost both of his hands in an industrial accident. He would go on to revolutionize algebraic topology and algebraic geometry.
788LL TIL in the 1999 NBA Draft, Steve Francis was selected second by the Vancouver Grizzlies but refused to join them, citing "the distance from his Maryland home, taxes, endorsements, and God's will." He was eventually traded to the Houston Rockets and became a three-time NBA All-Star.