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TIL The first candidate of the Anti-Masonic Party was himself a Freemason

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KaNB TIL that the President of the United States is not allowed to appoint any of his/her close relatives to the Cabinet
VR68 TIL an orca from Seaworld named Kandu V, attempted to bite a newcomer ocra, but broke her own jaw and bled to death in front of thousands
pY8XQ TIL Lt Gen 'Boy' Browning, Commander of the British 1st Airborne Division in WW2 (played by Dirk Bogarde in 'A Bridge too Far'), was married to the famous author, Daphne du Maurier.
QJOpE TIL peat is the most effective carbon sink on the planet, covering just 3% of the land’s surface, but storing 42% of the Earth’s soil carbon.
M7eXV TIL that here has never been a documented case of rabies being transmitted by one human biting another. All of the recorded cases of human-to-human transmission of rabies occurred through organ transplants from infected donors.