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TIL A group of elephants is called a “memory”.
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TIL US Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Martin van Buren, and Dwight Eisenhower all had red hair.
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TIL John Rogan, the second tallest man to have ever lived, weighed only 175 lb (79kg) while being 8’ 9.5" tall
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TIL in pre-modern times people brought their own silver spoons to the table, carrying them everywhere they went. Silver spoons were an indication of wealth, hence the saying “born with a silver spoon in his mouth.”
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TIL about Alexander Cumming, an inventor and the first person to patent a flush toilet in 1775. Cumming included an s-trap in the design to prevent sewer gasses from entering the building through the toilet. Modern toilets still incorporate this design.
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TIL Gandhi married at the age of 13. Recalling his wedding, he once said “We didn’t know much about marriage, for us it meant only wearing new clothes, eating sweets and playing with relatives.” He first became a father at 15 in spite of his wife spending most of her time at her mothers.