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TIL both of the Presidents Roosevelt were in the Harvard Glee Club

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Z8jNo TIL that the Earth is bigger than Mars, took me almost 17 years to realize, but the more I think about it the more it makes sense
PYe6G TIL that in June 2017, a tire shop in Fort Worth, Texas, was robbed so often that the owner bought a guard dog. The next time the shop was robbed, the intruders stole the dog.
R5mj9 TIL that 50 million years ago—Whales were once a 4 legged mammals that once roamed the land. The ancestors of modern whales lived on land and walked on four legs. These early ancestors, like Pakicetus, were terrestrial mammals that later adapted to life in water.
wLn5P TIL actor Jimmy Stewart (of It's A Wonderful Life fame) rose to the rank of Brigadier General in the Air Force, flying missions in World War 2 and one in Vietnam before retiring as second highest ranking actor in American military history.
oBODK TIL most utility poles are buried 6 feet deep. In fact, utility poles are buried according to a specific formula: 10% of the pole’s height plus two feet equals the appropriate depth of burial. A standard utility pole measures 40 feet, so a standard hole will go about 6 feet down into the ground.