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TIL the Common Kestral used to be called a “Windfucker”

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Z8Wwp TIL Former US President Andrew Jackson was approached by a man who pulled a gun on him.The man pulled the trigger and shot at him but misfired, he then took another gun out of his pocket and and pulled the trigger but that gun also misfired.Jackson who was 67 at that time then beat him with his cane
J7Nv TIL In 1946 Orson Welles declined FDR’s suggestion to run for Democratic Senator for his home state of Wisconsin. The seat was won by Joseph McCarthy. Later Welles said “I didn’t believe the American people would ever vote for a divorced Hollywood actor.”
7rvmZ TIL writing down a complex password on paper is significantly better than repeating a non-complex one stored on PC. The likelihood of the paper getting stolen or compromised is WAY less than the PC one via malware, hacking etc.
yrAX TIL that in our efforts to make playgrounds safer for children, we are actually stunting their development
oYNR TIL The first confirmed Case of AIDS in the US was a 15 year old Missouri boy…in 1969!