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TIL that though President Nixon is often praised for having created the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), he only did so because Congress was eyeing the creation of a Department of Environmental Protection (presidents have more control over agencies than departments)

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VMk7m TIL That sprinkling granulated sugar on a prolapsed rectum is a certified medical procedure putting that thing back where it came from (to be precise, it helps absorbs the moisture).
PY9BV TIL of Dick Trickle, the NASCAR driver ESPN anchors Keith Olberman and Dan Patrick would always be sure to announce the results for because they thought his name was funny. Trickle had a hole drilled in his helmet so he could smoke cigarettes during races, and won rookie of the year at 48 years old
a860N TIL the most effective surrender leaflet in WW2 was known as the "Passierschein". It was designed to appeal to German sensibilities for official, fancy documents printed on nice paper with official seals and signatures. It promised safe passage and generous treatment to any who presented it.
E1BjV TIL the other man in the balcony with Lincoln the night he was assassinated was so consumed with guilt over not having prevented it that he slowly went mad and eventually stabbed his wife to death and tried to kill his children before he was committed to a mental asylum for the rest of his life.
rRD9y TIL that Boxing star Tommy Morrison at the age of 13 got a fake ID and started fighting in “tough man” competitions in which you needed to be 21 to enter. He only lost one of those fights.