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TIL the first President of the U.S. to die in office, William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), still hasn't yet been assigned a definitive, proven cause of death by medical science; only likely ones

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OYmL TIL that taking long hot showers is actually really bad for your skin, as the hot water softens the oils in your skin so that they are easily washed away, thus making it easier for your skin to dry out and become itchy.
BrpaD TIL that Basil Zaharoff sold the Greek government a submarine, then told the Turkish government that the Greeks had a submarine, Turkey then bought 2 submarines. He then told the same to the Russian government who later bought 2 submarines as well. None of the submarines worked.
9YVX6 TIL Octopuses live only 3-5 years, so they have limited time for accumulating information. Some researchers say that if octopuses had lived more, they, and not humans, would have been the dominant intelligence on Earth.
oRBd8 TIL the only non-Native Governor of a Native American Pueblo was Solomon Bibo, a Jewish immigrant from Prussia who immigrated to the New Mexico Territory, married a woman from the Acoma Pueblo tribe, and was supported by the tribe to be recognized as Governor. He served from 1885 to 1889.
v15g4 TIL that the EV charging standard "CHAdeMO" is named after the Japanese phrase "O cha demo ikaga desuka," which translates to "How about a cup of tea," alluding that an EV can be charged using the standard in the time it takes to have a cup of tea.