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TIL this 80’s/90’s look actually has a name, and it’s called Memphis.

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4BOg TIL Abraham Lincoln died with only $5 in his pocket. Ironic because he ended up on the $5 bill
m1JXx TIL Newtons' apple tree is real and it's still with us! In 1816 the tree was blown down in a storm. Some branches were removed but a large portion of the tree was left and re-rooted. Surprisingly, this tree is still growing at Woolsthorpe Manor today and now is over 350yrs old
YpwwA TIL that in 1969 a representative of the Soviet government contacted an American diplomat in Washington to ask how the US would feel if the Soviets were to attack and destroy China's nuclear installations. The American at first thought this was meant as a joke.
W7k0L TIL John Wilkes Booth initially didn't plan to assassinate President Lincoln. The original plot involved 7 conspirators kidnapping him and taking him to the confederate capital of Richmond, VA
4pgb TIL that ExxonMobil includes the taxes YOU pay at the gas pump AND employee payroll taxes in their PR about how much they pay in taxes.