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TIL that Quentin Roosevelt was the only child of a US President to die in military combat.

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epDj4 TIL ancient Romans used urine as mouthwash…
gM7W4 TIL Mr. Peanut is of British heritage and has the proper name of Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe.
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AD04 TIL Blindfolded people often can’t tell the difference between the smell of Parmesan and vomit.
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