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TIL Franklin Delano Roosevelt was related to 11 of the U.S Presidents, 5 by blood, and 6 through marriage

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d8j7d TIL Sudan launched a new currency as a precautionary measure, following South Sudan's independence in 2011. It is estimated up to 2bn Sudanese pounds are in circulation in the new country, which has the potential to destabilise Sudan's economy
Z8LER TIL of the Halifax Explosion. ~2900 Tons of explosive materials unintentionally detonated in Canadian harbor during WWI.
R4J8 TIL Venezuela sells gas for about 4 cents per gallon
aZ0Z TIL Super Bowl performers have a strict 12 minute time limit so most performers try and squeeze as much as they can in that given time frame. Not Michael Jackson. After exploding onto stage, he stood still, staring at the world for 90 seconds.
grA58 TIL there were 3 fatal mountain lion attacks in cali between 1994 and 2004