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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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1an7P TIL that over the last 300 years, strange bronze dodecahedrons have been found among Roman archaeological sites. Archaeologists are still uncertain what their purpose was.
XEGgQ TIL The Privy Council of Elizabeth I of England marked letters that needed to be delivered quickly with a rough drawing of a gallows on the address panel. Sometimes the drawing included a body hanging from the gallows.
4k685 TIL there are more Irish people in the USA than in Ireland.
JeaQ TIL a California girl sued the Boy Scouts of America after they wouldn’t let her join because of her gender. She lost.
loLOA TIL Maine has 4,600+ coastal islands, not to mention some inland too. Maine’s total coastline, including islands, is over 5,000 miles long - long enough to stretch from Maine to Alaska