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TIL that dinosaurs did not “roar,” but cooed like birds
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TIL that John Pemberton created Coca-Cola as a way to wean himself off of morphine, which he became addicted to after taking a saber to the chest during the Battle of Columbus.
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TIL Henry Cavil’s nephew, Thomas, was thought to be lying in class when he said during family day his uncle was Superman
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TIL at the 1912 Olympics, a marathon runner quit and went home to Japan without telling officials and was considered a missing person in Sweden for 50 years. In 1966, he was invited to complete the marathon. His time: 54 years, 8 months, 6 days, 5 hours, 32 minutes and 20.379 seconds.
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TIL After signing the Civil Rights act into law, LBJ said to his aide “We (Democrats) have lost the South for a generation.” He was right, as Republicans soon became the party of southern white voters.
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TIL On May 5, 1809, Mary Kies' patent for a new technique of weaving straw with silk and thread to make hats was signed by President James Madison. She was the first woman to receive a U.S. Patent