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TIL Vice President Thomas R. Marshall offered Calvin Coolidge his "sincere condolences" upon hearing that Coolidge was elected Vice President

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nW51B TIL that the Lincoln family is presumably extinct since the last known descendant died childless.
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QJm46 TIL that poop should sink, not float. A floating poop is a sign of poor absorption of nutrients or excessive gas.
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