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TIL that when Theodore Roosevelt’s parents were unsatisfied with his and the other children’s command of German, they shipped them off to live in Dresden for 5 months with a German family

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oBNVA TIL that Trey Parker and Matt Stone lost the Oscar for Best Song to Phil Collins in 1999. As a result they brutally satirized him in the episode “Timmy 2000.” They have him sing a parody of “You’ll Be In My Heart,” get booed off stage, and then had his Oscar shoved up his ass.
NXVmP TIL about Miss Belvedere, a 1957 Plymouth Belvedere that Tulsa, Oklahoma buried in a vault beneath the lawn of the city courthouse as a time capsule to be opened in 2007. It contained among other things a lady's purse including bobby pins, tranquilizers, cigarettes, and an unpaid parking ticket.
PYgBJ TIL About the Treaty on Open Skies. This treaty, signed in 2002, allows signatories to fly unarmed reconnaissance aircraft over each other's territories in order to ensure complete transparency and trust. Countries that have their area observed can request any imagery taken, at their own cost.
BrJXd TIL that Baskin Robbins is called “31” in Japan.
VgJp TIL the name “Safeway” comes from the store’s policy of not letting you go into debt buying groceries.