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TIL Alexander Hamilton and John Laurens were lovers when they were young and if you watched the Disney+ release of Hamilton with that in mind it’s very apparent.

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nemGr TIL after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the US government overprinted banknotes to have the word ‘Hawaii’ marked on them. In case of a Japanese Invasion, the US could immediately declare any Hawaii-stamped notes worthless, due to their easy identification.
9wpWX TIL that a few billion years ago an Earth day was only about 19 hours
YpRKZ TIL Kurt Warner was cut from the NFL and got a job at a grocery store in Iowa. Four years later, at 27, Warner would lead the St. Louis Rams to their only Super Bowl Championship, setting several league records, as well as being the only player in history to win the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP
mMrP TIL Joel Youngblood is the only player in MLB to get hits for two different teams in two different cities on the same day.
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