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TIL Human babies are 80% water at birth, a slightly higher water content than bananas and slightly less than fresh potatoes.

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P7og TIL when Andrew Jackson was asked what his most important accomplishment had been during his term as president, he replied, “I killed the bank.” He was talking about the Second Bank of the United States.
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N1AP TIL that in 1888, when sound recording was in its infancy, Arthur Sullivan toasted Edison with the words: “I am astonished at the wonderful power you have developed, and terrified at the thought that so much hideous and bad music may be put on record forever”.
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