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TIL Conrad Heyer (1749-1856) is one of the earliest-born people to ever be captured on a photograph, and is also one of the only Revolutionary War veterans to be photographed; he crossed the Delaware River with George Washington!

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GJrQ TIL that German has a word for the weight you put on when you eat comfort food after a breakup, and it translates to “Grief bacon.”
NXE18 TIL the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) was established in 1988. At the time, the disease paralysed more than 1000 children worldwide every day.
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