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TIL William Howard Taft tried to recreate the success of Theodore Roosevelt's teddy bear with his own "Billy Possum"

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VB6gm TIL the actress who played Regina George's sister in Mean Girls (the girl who flashes the TV when Amy Poehler's character is introduced) is a physician specializing in otolaryngology—head and neck surgery. She also is a very talented artist who paints realistic pieces.
yQ6p TIL; We use obsidian today to make precision surgical tools many times sharper than steel.
olk8 TIL of the 1850’s Raising of Chicago. Buildings and whole streets were raised nearly 2 meters with screw jacks to allow the installation of a sewage system.
Xyw6 TIL there’s a still a law stating that people in Chester, UK, can shoot a Welshman with a bow and arrow if they enter the city after midnight.
MeY88 TIL that the name Lloyd comes from Llwyd, the Welsh word for grey. Harold Lloyd's paternal grandfather was from Wales