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TIL the military under Richard Nixon was ordered not to react to any orders from the president due to his depression.

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OGxxR TIL of Bongthingism, an ancient polytheistic religion of the Lepcha people, of Nepal, Bhutan and India
wL0P8 TIL British abstract artist & architect Victor Pasmore designed the brutalist Apollo Pavilion for the Sunny Blunts housing estate. It became heavily vandalised & was so hated by the residents that they campaigned & nearly succeeded in having it demolished. It is now protected as a listed monument.
6Evkl TIL that contrary to his modern day image as a ruthless tyrant, infamous pirate Blackbeard actually spurned violence, preferring to rely on intimidation tactics, and never harmed or murdered anyone he held captive.
W0dB TIL Gaddafi once said “The Americans are good, but America will be taken over and destroyed from the inside by the Zionist lobby. The Americans do not see this.
6E1em TIL that while experimenting on a jet pump project for NASA in his bathroom in 1982, Lonnie Johnson shot a stream of water across the room and thought, "This would make a great gun." The Super Soaker went on to make him some $73 million in royalties.⁠ ⁠