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TIL: That Abraham Lincoln faced chronic depression. He would not carry knives for fear he would use them on himself.

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l7xA1 TIL about a $25.5 million lawsuit filed against Mattel over a Cabbage Patch Kids "Snacktime Kid" doll that was made to chew on plastic french fries and carrots. It allegedly gnawed a girl's hair down to her scalp and the lawsuit stated that the entire family would require psychological help.
9YmJp TIL Bill Gates never said that he would “Chose to hire a lazy person as they would make a hard job easy”. This quote was originally attributed to Clarence Bleicher in 1947 at a Senate testimony.
VM5GQ TIL Frogs are becoming extinct.
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