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TIL 12th President Zachary Taylor’s only son served as a Confederate general during the U.S. Civil War

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gX8b TIL of a thing called Face Blindness that means you can’t recognize people’s faces even if you’ve known them for years
xVZGk TIL KFC only became a success in Japan after a junior store manager lied about whether Kentucky Fried Chicken was a staple of American Christmas
16vkD TIL that the Christmas carol "O Little Town of Bethlehem" is a completely different song in the UK
DKNV TIL in 1849 New York, a man would walk up to strangers and begin a conversation. Gaining their trust, he would ask “Have you the confidence to trust me with your watch until tomorrow?” He would never return. When finally caught, he was labeled a “confidence man”, later shortened to simply “con man”.
BrLWd TIL that typing an asterisk at the start of a sentance in Microsoft word automatically creates a bullet point.