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TIL journalist Anne Royall refused to give John Quincy Adams his clothes while he was skinny-dipping unless she could interview him, and she became the first woman ever to interview a U.S. president.

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M7yD7 TIL After the Landing on the Hudson by Captain Sullenberger due to bird strike, NYC killed nearly 70,000 Canadian Geese, Gulls, and other birds in response
6EBNZ TIL that despite being one of the larger restaurant chains, Subway locations are closing at an ever-increasing rate
wWJ6 TIL the distinctive sound of the Martians speech in Mars Attacks was made by reversing the sound of a duck’s quack.
X0rQP TIL that high tea refers to the fact that it is a larger meal served at a table, as opposed to the lower couches or chairs where a light snack for afternoon tea is eaten.
xZDD TIL of the Nirvana fallacy. It is the belief that, because something is not completely perfect, it is deeply flawed or even broken. It is very common in economic and political discourse.