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TIL American's have to pay to use the beaches (only some)

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4klO5 TIL Justin Bieber holds the record for the most wishes granted by any musician, having fulfilled over 300 wishes for children with critical illnesses through the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
W0bL TIL that Wladimir Klitschko auctioned off his 1996 Olympic gold medal in March 2012 for charity. The buyer payed $1 million but immediatly returned it because he wanted it to stay in the family.
N54b TIL there was an assassination attempt on FDR before he was initially sworn in, but the guy missed and killed the mayor of Chicago as they were shaking hands.
YZMr TIL there is a popular legend that President Howard Taft created baseball’s 7th-inning stretch. When watching a game, the overweight Taft would get sore and stand, and the rest of those in attendance would join him out of respect.
XEaYQ TIL about Vlado Taneski, a journalist who wrote about the women he killed. He was discovered by authorities after he wrote details of the crime in his work that was not released to the public.