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TIL President Lyndon B. Johnson owned a water-surfing car and used it to prank his advisors and friends.

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al5o TIL In 1937 an anonymous article was published in India warning about the dictatorial tendencies of Nehru who would later become India’s first Prime Minister. It said “His conceit is already formidable. It must be checked. We want no Caesars”. It was later revealed that the author was Nehru himself.
LkAPZ TIL: A Harvard study found that graduate students are 3 time more likely to have depression than the average American. It suggest that this is due to doctoral students being overworked and underpaid and questioning "what is my purpose?"as most don't know when they have researched enough.
xVNZD TIL The Mongols had a unique way of slaughtering animals. The animal was laid on its back, restrained, chest cut open and aorta torn, causing deadly internal bleeding. The process would keep all of the blood inside of the carcass. Then internal organs were removed and blood drained out for sausages.
8Md8 TIL Fred is the name of the fish who yells “My Leg!” in Spongebob. He is a Seaitnam War vet and has four children.
m0DE TIL that today is Mole Day! A holiday celebrated from 6:02 AM to 6:02 PM dedicated to Avogadro’s Number (otherwise known as the mol) 6.02 x 10^23