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TIL president Hoover and his wife both spoke Mandarin Chinese and would use it in the White House to foil eavesdroppers

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R5L0l TIL before Mazda was a car company they were car bulbs a trademark of GE
bZLE TIL that after needing 13 liters of blood for a surgery at the age of 13, a man named James Harrison pledged to donate blood once he turned 18. It was discovered that his blood contained a rare antigen which cured Rhesus disease. He has donated blood a record 1,000 times and saved 2,000,000 lives.
rRAGW TIL of "Long Sleeping Disorder" in which the individual affected needs at least 10 to 12 hours of sleep a night. There is no cure, no negative implications, although some link to introversion. It affects only 2% of the entire world population.
gMk48 TIL that although the Mormon Church has banned hot coffee, they do actually allow caffeinated soda. Medical marijuana is also acceptable if its used as prescribed by a doctor.
mK4p TIL the president of Vivid Entertainment offered Honey Boo Boo’s parents $1 million to appear in a pornographic film with the working title “Here Comes Diabetus”.