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TIL Jefferson Davis, president of the confederacy, was 19 years older than his second wife when they married. On their honeymoon, he took her to his dead first wife’s grave. Charmer.

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9Yx5M TIL that, in 1962, a B-52 bomber broke apart over North Carolina, sending Atomic Bombs hurtling to earth. All the failsafes on one warhead failed except a single switch which remained intact, saving the US from nuclear disaster.
9epD TIL There’s a biker gang who sit in courtrooms to help sexually abused kids feel relaxed when giving evidence.
Gm5N TIL that in 1948 the Nobel Peace prize was awarded to no one as “there was no suitable living candidate”. They did this in tribute to Mahatma Gandhi after he had been nominated that year but died before anyone was chosen.
DQ7WV TIL an FBI sting operation in the late 1970s and early 1980s that led to the convictions of seven members of the United States Congress and others for bribery and corruption. The two-year investigation initially targeted trafficking in stolen property and corruption of prominent business people.
YNBZ TIL Astronomers have discovered 18 giant blue stars being ejected out of our galaxy and scientists are unsure how the stars are being propelled.