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TIL President Andrew Jackson's pet parrot that had to be removed from Jackson's funeral service because it would not stop swearing

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6peQ TIL that during WWII, Coca-Cola lobbyist Ben Oehlert convinced the government to allow their product to be given to the troops as an alternative to alcohol in order to be excused from sugar rationing, thus potentially saving the company from going under.
1aQX7 TIL of the American Indian Chief, Adam Fortunate Eagle, who landed in Italy in full traditional regalia and claimed the country "by right of discovery" , just as Columbus had claimed the Americas.
Mn5B TIL that it’s possible to sequence DNA on gum and cigarette butts found in the street and 3D print a very accurate face from it.
gMr5W TIL Quebec passed a law barring French speaking students from attending English-based primary and secondary schools. This was done to combat the loss of Canadian French speakers. The language has been on the decline in Canada.