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TIL Teddy Roosevelt and John Quincy Adams are the only two US Presidents that did not use a Bible at their swearing-in ceremonies.

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R7Rel TIL There is no generally accepted term to describe what Northern Ireland is: province, region, country or "something else".
x64Vo Today I learned people can own colors. The ‘blackest’ black: How a color controversy sparked a years-long art feud | CNN
m1a4R TIL Glen Hansard dated a singer named Markéta Irglová who he “discovered” and managed since she was 15 and he was 33. Started dating at 18 and 36. He later said “"I had been falling in love with her for a long time, but I kept telling myself she's just a kid"
L5KQ TIL Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s original title for the South Park movie was “All Hell Breaks Loose,” but the MPAA denied it. They instead went with a circumcision joke.
LkbYQ TIL the name of the German car manufacturer Audi is based on the Latin translation of the surname of its founder, August Horch. Horch means "listen" in German and becomes "audi" in Latin.