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TIL Hunter S. Thomson’s relationship with the Hell’s Angels was primarily amiable during his research for his articles and books, but when Thomson admonished a Gang Member by stating: “Only a punk beats his wife”, Thomson was severely beaten, or “stomped” as well.

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ODv6 TIL Teddy Roosevelt had a pet one-legged rooster
9wMBB TIL the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC displayed a working "Little Boy" Atom Bomb that lacked only uranium until 1986. Then the Department of Energy took the bomb from the museum to remove its inner components, so it could not be stolen and detonated with fissile material.
R5d01 TIL David Frith, an English journalist, in 1983 commented that India should withdraw from the World Cup if they didn't improve. India won the WC and he literally ate his own words , with the help of some red wine.
nWNX9 TIL that in 1861, the mayor of New York City sought to avoid the economic repercussions of the upcoming Civil War by seceding from the Union. He wanted to call the resulting entity "the Free City of Tri-Insula".
QN8pM TIL after winning the revolutionary war George Washington resigned. “Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of Action … I here offer my Commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.” The next day he left for his home, Mount Vernon.