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TIL Nancy Reagan was pro choice despite Ronald being pro life

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KYYr9 TIL that in 1893 financier J.P. Morgan and the Rothschilds bailed out the U.S. Treasury with 3.5 million ounces of gold, saving it from default. Over 100 years later, Morgan's bank was bailed out by the federal government during the 2008 financial crisis.
5VAwp TIL that Filet-O-Fish was introduced by McDonald's to accommodate Catholics who fasted from meat on Fridays
Z8Pwo TIL that Matt Stutzmann- a man without arms- holds the record in archery for the farthest accurate shot under FITA conditions. The shot is on 283.47 m (930.04 ft)!
WVb4 TIL Steve Irwin and Charles Darwin owned the same tortoise.
rN17o TIL of Henry Paget, Earl of Uxbridge, who had his leg blown off by a cannon in the Battle of Waterloo. It was put in a shrine in the garden of the house where he was amputated, becoming a local tourist attraction.