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TIL A Saudi businessman offered US$10 million to buy the shoes thrown at President Bush in a press conference in 2008.

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nWEO7 TIL the Paris Gare du Nord is the 24th busiest train station in the world. The other 23 are in Japan.
ADGRd TIL Ronald Reagan tried to join the Hollywood Communist Party but was turned down because he was too annoying.
QNlQa til, erithrytol (artificial sweetner used in sparkling water and other things) can cause cardiac issues.
m1k5Y TIL Lars Onsager (Nobel Laureate in Chemistry) taught physics courses that were so difficult and incomprehensible they were nicknamed "Advanced Norwegian I" and "Advanced Norwegian II."
MeYYK TIL, There is a center in the NIH called National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health and that some of their projects include whether magnets can cure migraines and whether lavender scents improve wound healing and more. Answer: both do not.