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TIL that in spite of there being no statues or memorials of Lincoln in the 11 states to start fighting for the Confederacy, there is a memorial to three Confederate generals built of the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's death

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EE8W TIL that an AI tought itself a human language by reading a videogame’s manual. After that it’s win rate in that game increased from 46% to 79%.
BKdD TIL that BOSE once made an awesome suspension for vehicles that had the ability to jump over obstacles
b6o90 TIL Warren Buffet whose net worth is around $100B today, didn't reach $1B until he was in his 50s
WDr8 TIL former president Gerald Ford turned down contract offers from both the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions so he could attend law school at Yale.
peaN TIL that upon returning to Earth and landing in a field, Yuri Gagarin was asked by an astonished woman if he had come from Outer Space, to which he replied “As a matter of fact, I have!”