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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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XEM8P TIL of Adolf Topperwein, an exhibition shooter who in a 10 day period in 1907, shot 72,500 flying wooden blocks, missing only 9. His longest run without a miss: 14,500.
XE8yP TIL of Leona Woods, the only woman physicist on the team which built the world's first nuclear reactor as part of the Manhattan Project. She became a mother during the Project but hid her pregnancy as not to miss work. Afterwards as a professor, she authored >200 papers in physics and astrophysics.
K7aa TIL Disneyland’s opening day was considered a disaster, with roughly half of the 28,000 attendees having counterfeit tickets and many people simply jumping the fence.
0wZQ5 TIL that F. Scott Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby) is the great-grand nephew of Francis Scott Key (Star Spangled Banner). He was also named after him.
a89VA TIL cow tipping is a myth and is not physically possible to do. There’s not a single YouTube video proving this has ever happened, despite what Hollywood or your 5th grade friend has told you.