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TIL Lincoln grew his beard after an 11-year-old girl wrote him a letter - “All the ladies like whiskers and they would tease their husbands to vote for you and then you would be President.”

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kOD0e TIL Mr. Potato Head a was product placement and his sales increased by 500% after the release of Toy Story (1995).
BLyW TIL sniper bullets can travel so far that the rotation of the Earth will move the target, and shooters have to adjust their aim accordingly.
MRE8 TIL that 96% of Americans view Canada favorably, while 64% of Canadians view America negatively.
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