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TIL Benjamin Harrison holds the record of having the most states being admitted to the Union under his administration at 6 states.

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QW1a TIL that men typically fall in love faster than women and are more likely to be the first to take the lead in saying words of love in the initial stages of a relationship
NXmeJ TIL of Manuel Neuer's participation in the Wer wird Millionär?, the German version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - he won 500,000 euros, only failing on the very last question
4XGYo TIL that onions, garlic, and other alliums are toxic, and even deadly to dogs, especially in powdered form, with as little as .5% body weight consumption required to reach toxicity.
jjen TIL in 1974 a newscaster committed suicide during a live broadcast. Her last words were “In keeping with Channel 40’s policy of bringing you the latest in ‘blood and guts’, and in living color, you are going to see another first—attempted suicide.”
KPE TIL David Bowie plays guitar, piano, saxophone, harmonica, synthetizers, vibraphone, xylophone, koto, drums, viola and cello