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TIL that the Guinness World Records stopped awarding the fattest cats or any other animal to discourage deliberate overfeeding

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5Yo5n TIL in early 1984 Chrysler was about to introduce the Newport. However, after the dealers have taken first orders for those cars, Chrysler decided to cancel the new model and sell it as the Dodge Diplomat SE instead.
oBar7 TIL that there are support houses in Tijuana and Mexico for the U.S. veterans who have been deported. One such support house has tracked at least of 400 deported veterans
XbLE TIL that every president since Richard Nixon has had an assassination attempt.
x6kkD TIL that billionaire Robert H. Richards IV r*ped his infant son and 3-year-old daughter numerous times. He would tell her it was their "little secret”, but she didn't want her "daddy touching [her] anymore". When caught, the judge said he would not "fare well" in prison and his sentence was dropped.
YAeZ TIL the original US Constitution set no term limits on the President. George Washington voluntarily retired from office after two terms, establishing an informal two-term limit. This custom lasted for nearly 150 years until FDR broke the tradition.