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TIL that in 1929, in the United States, Kodak founder George Eastman pushed for a 13-month calendar with equal 28-day months and a new month called “Sol” between June and July. It was used at Kodak but never caught on nationwide.

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0m91 TIL Lincoln created the Thanksgiving Holiday in 1863 during the Civil War to keep the country together.
vKn4 TIL Roger Williams was a minister who was in favor of religious freedom, separation of church and state, was against slavery, and wanted fair dealings with Native Americans. All in the 1600’s
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VBpA8 TIL of the Groom of the Stool, a nobleman who helped Renaissance-era English kings go to the bathroom and clean themselves. They later helped set national fiscal poolicy.