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TIL most of the founding fathers were quite young - most were in their 20’s or 30’s. Except for Benjamin Franklin, who was 70.

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Lk5VZ TIL producer Lee Mendelson was working on a Peanuts special when—while driving over the Golden Gate Bridge—Vince Guaraldi's Cast Your Fate To The Wind came on the radio. He was so moved, he immediately booked lunch with Guaraldi & asked him to score the music for A Charlie Brown Christmas.
lpXB TIL since 2003, police officers have killed more Americans than the war in Afghanistan and Iraq
wLnJE TIL some of the founding fathers were deists, they believed there was a god who created our universe, but they also believed that he hasn't interfered with it since its creation.
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