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TIL that 27-year-old R. Kelly illegally married underage 15 year old singer Aaliyah

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yQ0We TIL it is legally impossible to renounce Argentine citizenship, and they don't classify anyone as illegal aliens
jNJna TIL that "sardine" isn't actually species of fish but rather a generic name given to to various small, oily fish within the herring family of Clupeidae.
Me997 TIL Truman was among the poorest U.S. presidents, with a net worth much less than $1 million. His financial situation contributed to the doubling of the presidential salary to $100,000 in 1949. In addition, the presidential pension was created in 1958 when Truman was again having financial hardship.
VM770 TIL that Captain America actually "took part" in the Second World War since the character was used as propaganda to motivate people into buying war bonds
L5GQ TIL on May 8, 1902, just before Mt Pelée erupted and killed all but 3 of the inhabitants of Martinique, an Italian boat Captain warned local authorities, “I know nothing about Mount Pelée, but if Vesuvius were looking the way your volcano looks this morning, I’d get out of Naples.”