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TIL President John Quincy Adams owned an aligator which he kept in the White House

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R71al TIL that a Latvian man evaded the Soviets in bunkers in the woods for the entirety of the 50 year Soviet occupation. He came put when the last Soviet troops left, age 70.
Y56x TIL absinthe doesn’t actually make you hallucinate
5YVgR TIL there are 13+ secret items on McDonalds menu that are not normally listed or advertised.
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