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epr0k TIL Abraham Lincoln was a wrestler when he was young and lost just 1 match out of the 300 total that he competed in
Ro66 TIL there is a species of fish that can be hallucinogenic when eaten. The Ancient Romans reportedly consumed it as a recreational drug.
R5RV1 TIL the Old State House in Boston USA, where the Declaration of Independence was signed, was slated for demolition in 1800’s. It was preserved in its original site only because Chicago threatened to transport it brick by brick and make it a National Monument there instead.
RGm4 TIL that when Napoleon returned to France from Elba, he approached some of the first troops sent to arrest him and opened his coat, “If any of you will shoot his Emperor, here I am.” They joined him instead.
kGRe TIL there is a wiki list of every single problem solved by MacGyver and how he did it.