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TIL Harry Truman was the only president who Served in World war 1

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b9Gwj TIL the person who coined the derogatory term "patent troll" to criticize those who abuse patents through litigation is now a founding/managing partner of Intellectual Ventures, the "most hated company in tech" and largest of all the patent trolls.
XegQ TIL 2,000 year-old seeds were discovered in Israel around 1965 to be held in storage for the next 40 years. After they were planted, a tree that has been extinct for 1,800 years sprouted.
e5jk TIL that “Weird” Al Yankovic is a Christian alcohol-shunning vegan who religious beliefs is why he doesn’t use profanity but doesn’t vocalise his beliefs because they are entirely personal
dojZ TIL the Kawaya Kami is a modern Shinto deity, who reigns over toilets. He was thought to be very beautiful, and as such his toilets must be kept clean and nicely decorated. If you don’t keep your toilet clean, he may cause infants to be born ugly and unhappy.
Bgvor TIL about operation cottage, which resulted in friendly fire after US and Canadian forces mistook one another for Japanese troops. The Japanese had actually left two weeks prior.