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TIL Lady Bird Johnson was the first president’s wife to have become a millionaire in her own right before her husband was elected to office

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RkQ1 TIL that there is a belief that a person only needs water, air, and light to live. It is called a breatharian.
4XdXo TIL about the Peshtigo fire the deadliest wildfire in US history that killed around 1500 people. It's almost unknown because the more famous Great Chicago Fire happened on the same day.
X09Kk TIL a woman on a Tinder date threw her poo out of a window when it wouldn’t flush. It got stuck, and she got trapped trying to retrieve it. Firefighters rescued her, and her date raised funds to fix the broken window.
gWPD TIL: During WWII, a Polish Army Captain VOLUNTEERED to enter Auschwitz in order to get info, then escaped with info about the camp, which was given to the allies. After the war, he was tortured and executed by the new Communist regime
pY9WQ TIL the Moon is a symbol of Islam because people in the Arabian Desert traveled at night to avoid the day’s scorching heat, and relied on the Moon and stars to guide their way. The Islamic calendar is also a lunar calendar.