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TIL that Lee Harvey Oswald's coffin was buried by reporters acting as pallbearers. No one aside from them showed up for the funeral.

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6EQ6W TIL that Britain incurred so much debt fighting World War II that it didn't make its final loan payment until 2006.
v5Ox TIL Most of the developed world uses Chip and PIN credit cards, except for the U.S. which uses Swipe and Sign which is far less secure
VBLdQ TIL that fruits and vegetables are less nutritious than they used to be
8a4VG TIL: When Lawrence of Arabia was killed in a motorcycle accident in May 1935, his doctor, Hugh Cairns, realized that his life might have been saved had Lawrence been wearing a helmet. Cairns introduced crash helmets for military dispatch riders, thereby reducing fatalities by 50%.
OoebY TIL that Thomas Jefferson studied the Quran (as well as many other religious texts) and criticized Islam much as he did Christianity and Judaism. Regardless, he believed each should have equal rights in America