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TIL in 1807, Aaron Burr attempted to lead a secessionist movement in the United States. Though his aims were unclear, with speculation ranging from conquering Mexico to taking the Louisiana Purchase, he was charged and ultimately acquitted due to lack of specific evidence of his ultimate goal.

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m1gMY TIL Rick Rescorla, a Vietnam vet and 9/11 hero, evacuated 2,700 Morgan Stanley employees from the WTC after predicting such an attack years earlier. He saved nearly all of them, then went back to help more and died when the tower collapsed.
8eE4V TIL the coldest time of the day is a little after sunrise
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