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TIL: Teodore Roosevelt Jr, Teddy Roosevelt’s kid, was governor of Puerto Rico then the Philipines before WWII, then as a brigadier general landed with the first wave of troops during the invasion of Normandy beach.

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bdAZ TIL 92 high ranking officials (judges, lawyers, policemen, and a state legislator) were arrested & indicted in the Chicago area for corruption; including profiting from murder, bribery, racketeering, etc. Operation Greylord involved the first listening device ever placed in a judge’s chambers.
wL6Qo TIL Rickets is called "The English Disease" in some languages, after the thick smog during the industrial revolution in England gave up to 80% of children a vitamin-D deficiency
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DQwMv TIL Dinosaurs had belly buttons