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TIL Abraham Lincoln was reported to be “fond of dumb animals, especially cats.”

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eVlE TIL: 68% of Americans today say they would vote for a gay or lesbian Presidential candidate.
QJ11L TIL about the Nazino Tragedy where 6,000 people were deported from the Soviet Union to an island where there was no food, shelter, or water. Within 13 weeks, over 4,000 died or disappeared and signs of cannibalism was present on some of the bodies.
5njP TIL in the 1960’s the USA planned to test deadly nerve gas (VX and Sarin) on 200 Australian soldiers by bombing a chosen site in a Queensland forest. The plan was eventually vetoed by Aus PM.
pZKQ TIL Stephen King wrote the book Misery as a fuck you to his fans who complained about The Eyes of the Dragon, which was written for his children, not being a horror book.
D19NV TIL about Nadja West: orphan to West Point to MD to first black, female Lieutenant General (3 stars)—her journey inspired by none other than Star Trek