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1aX4X TIL LBJ as VP "invited" a Pakistani camel cart driver named Bashir Sarban to the White House. Though he said it as a formality, the governments of both the US and Pakistan made it happen. LBJ and Bashir had a meal at the Johnson ranch outside Dallas, and Bashir toured the country over a week.
EAKo TIL the existence of the name ‘Wendy’ in Britain is attributed to the character of the same name in Peter Pan.
XEjo6 TIL: A stray cat Scarlett risked her life 5 times returning to the burning garage to save her kittens. She touched each of them with her nose to ensure they were all alive as the blisters on her eyes kept her from being able to see them. She collapsed unconscious after assuring they were all safe.
R59n4 TIL that Hannibal Buress hired a lookalike to attend the movie premiere for “Spider-Man: Homecoming” in his place for $500 and it worked for the most part
l7YoN TIL That the majority of Purple Hearts issued to the US military over the last seventy five years were produced in 1945. In anticipation of high casualties for the unrealized invasion of Japan high production of the medal resulted in an end of war surplus of almost 500 000.