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TIL George Washington Carver had nothing to do with inventing peanut butter, it was Marcellus Gilmore Edson, a Canadian

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6E197 TIL during Grover Cleveland’s election campaign, it emerged that he had a possible illegitimate child. The campaign said it was true and that Grover had done his best in dealing with it. The mother disagreed- she said Grover had assaulted her, then had the baby taken from her and had her committed.
p854O TIL about YomHaShoah, an Israeli national day of remembrance for the Holocaust. One of the most notable events of the day is the blaring of air raid sirens throughout the country for two minutes, during which all public activity ceases.
LQ0ev TIL In 1588, Elizabeth I of England’s Navy defeated the Spanish Armada and forced their remaining fleet to sail around England, back to Spain where many ships crashed along the rocky shores of Ireland. On Elizabeth’s orders, thousands of surviving Spaniards were massacred on the beaches of Ireland.
6ONZ TIL the #1 one killer of police officers is law enforcement suicide. Law enforcement suicide occurs 1.5 times more frequently compared to the general population.
neobr TIL that Brad Pitt joined the cast of King of the Hill for two episodes to play Boomhauer’s playboy brother.