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TIL - All fire hydrant patents filed before 1836 were destroyed by a fire that burned the U.S. Patent Office to the ground

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Zx7v TIL Dick Cheney’s openly lesbian daughter gave birth to two children
rRnLW TIL General Ulysses Grant spotted a teamster beating a horse in the face with the butt-end of a whip, trying to free up a wagon stuck in mud. The usual calm Grant was so outraged that he ordered the teamster be tied to a tree for hours, presumably to allow him to think about his cruel actions.
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