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TIL 12-year-old Fidel Castro wrote a letter to FDR on this exact day 76 years ago, asking him for $10 dollars

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VMxvG TIL that in 2017, a Michigan woman was convicted of murdering her husband after the couple's parrot mimicked the argument that lead to the fatal shooting. The parrot, apparently traumatized by the incident, repeatedly called out in the victim's voice, "Don't fucking shoot!"
v1A5x TIL that Nebraska community college student Katy Ayers grew a canoe out of mushroom roots (mycelium) to prove fungi is a bio-friendly building material. It floats with two passengers, but when it gets wet it fruits (sprouts mushrooms). Katy plans to get a Ph.D. in mycology then help save the planet.
GY5Q7 TIL The original formulation of Coca Cola sold to the public had significant amounts of cocaine in it.
W049 TIL that the mayor of Dorset, Minnesota is only 4 years old and he was recently “re-elected” for another one-year term in office
awdmN TIL: Patch Adams only agreed to the 1999 film of his namesake because they promised to help build his hospital. None of the profits from the film was ever given to his foundation, and the film was heavily criticised by Patch Adams himself, saying: "I hate that movie."