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TIL that Eleanor Roosevelt and Amelia Earhart were very close friends. One time, they snuck out of the White House to go to a party together. After flying with Earhart, Roosevelt obtained a student’s permit to fly, though didn't pursue this further since Franklin didn't want his wife to be a pilot.

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4k0wg TIL that, of the over 1,000,000 insect species identified, only 5 live permanently on the open ocean. They belong to the Halobates genus, which belongs to the Gerridae family (commonly known as water striders.)
1KdX TIL of Kurt Gerstein, a top SS Officer who secretly tried warning the Allies of the horrors he witnessed at the Nazi Death Camps. He later committed suicide after they failed to listen to him.
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