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TIL Blazing Saddles’ Governor William J Le Petomane was named after a French flatulist - a professional farter.

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oO4r TIL The first modern Olympic medalist was kicked from Harvard because he went to the Olympics after a denied leave of absence
4Xnmb TIL Ice Cream, Macaroni and Cheese, French Fries, and Champagne were all popularized in or introduced to America by President Thomas Jefferson
epe8J TIL that US "Gold Star" next-of-kin are eligible for lifetime free access to all National Park Service parks
DQEr TIL there is a planet, 55 Cancre e, 40 light years away which is twice the size of Earth and has 1/3 of its mass made up of diamond
wLMa1 TIL it used to be tradition for newly emaciated African Americans to parade in armed militias for the 4th of July