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TIL that during his Illinois senatorial campaign, Lincoln claimed he didn’t believe in racial equality between blacks and whites of any kind.

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W7xEo TIL of the anti-slavery book "The Impending Crisis of the South" published before the civil war which sought to convince southerners to abandon slavery by appealing to their self-interest using economic arguments rather than any appeal to morality. Three men were hanged in Arkansas for owning a copy
pBbZ TIL Jon Bon Jovi has a restaurant that has no prices; guests pay whatever they can or volunteer in exchange for their meal.
N79yM TIL - All human infants, male and female, are born capable of producing breast milk. In fact, due to left over endocrine and hormone influences of the pregnant mother, some infants of both sexes lactate in their first few days of life. This is colloquially called "Witch's Milk."
pYnxO TIL that there is an art installation in Burlington, Vermont that is called the world's tallest filing cabinet. It's name is "File Under So. Co., Waiting for". It was built in 2002 in response to years of delays building the Interstate 189 bypass into downtown Burlington
VBpr4 TIL Florence and the Machine was originally known as Florence Robot/Isa Machine, where Florence Robot was founding member Florence Welch, and Isa Machine was founding member Isabella Summers. Summers serves as the bands keyboardist, as well as songwriter and producer.