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TIL: Ben Franklin attempted to abolish slavery in 1790

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Brj8r TIL Roald Dahl hated the 1971 movie adaptation of Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory so much that he wrote a novel for adults where he defined a ‘snozzberry’ as a penis to ensure he had the last laugh.
KOpnw TIL USA only country in the world that where Olympic athletes are not government funded or sponsored
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9YPXG TIL that at the Hoover dam construction the first worker death was that of J. G. Tierney and the last death was that of his son Patrick Tierney which came 14 years after the death of his father