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TIL that Dick Gephardt is the only Leader of the House Democratic Caucus since 1929 to have never become Speaker of the House.

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RM57 TIL that “Fairy Bread” is a common treat served at children’s parties in Australia and New Zealand - consisting of buttered white bread and candy sprinkles.
1rZr TIL Ivan the Terrible was so impressed with the construction of St. Basil’s Cathedral that he had the architect blinded so that he could never design anything as beautiful again.
Gmm5 TIL that the maggot was the first animal approved by the FDA as a medical device. Maggots are very effective in cleaning dead tissue, disinfecting open wounds and stimulating healthy tissue growth.
VMRD4 TIL Uranus and Neptune are easy to spot in binoculars. Uranus might even look greenish, thanks to methane in the planet’s atmosphere. Once a year, Uranus is barely bright enough to glimpse with the unaided eye
R58l6 TIL that despite common belief, Thomas Andrews did not remain in the Titanic’s smoking room until the end, as the steward who reported this story left the ship an hour before it sank. He was actually last seen at the bridge with Captain Smith, jumping off the bridge as it took its final plunge.