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TIL despite being portrayed as young and healthy, John F. Kennedy was hospitalized dozens of times and on three occasions given his last rites.

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5YvAk TIL that the state of Texas will permanently revoke teaching certificates and retirement benefits from any educator who goes on strike.
KOKAG TIL Mt. Everest was climbed in 10h 56m by Lakpa Gelu Sherpa, who is said to have left base camp, summitted, and returned in just over 18 hours.
BVKy Today I learned that the phrase “First World War” was in use to describe the war from 1914-1918 as early as 1920, 19 years before there was a second world war
gMyjD TIL that the Australians invented a boomerang grenade during World War 1
yVe7v TIL that after scientists sequenced the genome of a tiger they found that it shares 95.6% of its DNA with the domestic cat, from which it diverged 10.8 million years ago.