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TIL President John Adams drank a hard cider every morning at breakfast to settle his stomach

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VM0M0 TIL in the early 1900’s, King Edward VII of Wales was too fat to button the bottom button on his suit. Out of respect all his subjects did the same, and the tradition of never using the bottom button remains to this day.
8aoMZ TIL in China, the per capita GDP rose from $89 in 1960 to $10,000 today. The life expectancy rose from 43.7 years in 1960 to nearly 80 years today. The country was producing two new billionaires per week in 2017.
16QAV TIL The Triangle of Death in Italy is one of the most toxic sites in the world. This area contains the largest illegal waste dump in Europe due to a waste management crisis in the 1990s and 2000s, and surrounding residents have already experienced a significant increase in cancer rates.
LYDp TIL Russian cosmonauts carried a convertible shotgun which doubled as an axe and machete into space. The shotgun was kept to kill bears in case the crew landed in a remote area in the Taiga region of Russia.
jpRR TIL that Scatman John suffered from a severe stutter from the time he learned to speak, which led to an emotionally traumatic childhood. He then made the song, “Scatman,” in which he intended to inspire children who stuttered to overcome adversity.