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x678k TIL of the "Demon Cat" that is said to haunt both the US Capitol and White House. The first reports of its presence date back to 1862, and its presence is said to be an ill omen, with sightings presaging both the 1929 Stock Market Crash and JFK's assassination.
DQvYr TIL that in 1869 the poor state of Washington D.C's infrastructure resulted in a proposal to move the US Capital to St. Louis. The proposals failure resulted in Congress approving a large amount of spending to modernize the Nation's Capital
OGgr1 TIL that eight years after JFK’s assassination, Jackie Kennedy avoided the public unveiling of their White House portraits, but the Nixons graciously agreed to a secret, private tour for her and her kids. It was her only return visit.