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TIL that President Jimmy Carter accidentally sent his nuclear launch codes to the dry cleaners

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wv68 TIL that the first Sikh American/Asian American/Indian American to be elected to Congress was Dalip Singh Saund, who served in Congress from January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963. Saund was also the first member of a non-Abrahamic faith to be elected to Congress.
WkKZN TIL that Elephants can hear through both their ears and feet. Through special fat pads called digital cushions, they can hear sounds other elephants vocalize below the range of human hearing from many miles away. This helps warn them of far off danger, incoming floods, and rival elephants.
wlAW TIL When Ed Headrick, the designer of the modern Frisbee and “Father of Disc Golf” died, he had his ashes molded into Frisbees. He said, “When we die, we don’t go to purgatory, we just land up on the roof and lay there.”
KOlvw TIL Guns N' Roses lead guitarist Slash once walked in on his mom naked in bed with David Bowie
YQJZ TIL that a woman who marries a prince will almost always become a princess, but a man who marries a princess will almost never become a prince.