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TIL There was no epidemic of suicides in the wake of the Stock Market Crash of 1929.

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OxWY TIL George Washington was not in favor of political parties claiming in his farewell address that it would lead to “inter-political conflict, divide the nation, and give rise to cases of tyranny.”
D1D1j TIL Creedence Clearwater Revival released 3 albums in a single year (1969), all reaching Top 10 on the US Billboard chart. That same year they also toured incessantly, played Woodstock, and appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show.
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vP65R TIL that in 1950’s Britain, it was noted that the middle class used overly complex language in an attempt to be more posh. However, the actual upper class themselves preferred the more straightforward language of the working class such as scent instead of perfume.