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TIL that the exterior of George Washington's home at Mount Vernon is not stone. It is beveled wood siding painted with lead paint and coated with sand so as to resemble sandstone blocks.

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aRNZ TIL that Alligator Snapping Turtles will eat almost any type of meat including including squirrels, armadillos and other turtles. One study in Louisiana showed 79.8% of the stomach contents of adult snapping turtles was composed of other turtles.
QNEVM TIL penises on TV & in movies are almost all oversized prosthetics
VBkZQ TIL about London bus driver, Albert Gunter. He found his bus on the London Bridge just was it was opening for a ship. He slammed the gas and jumped the gap. For this, he was given a bonus of £10 (about £290 in today’s money)
YGGA TIL Brazil was home of the largest Nazi party outside Germany, with more than 40,000 affiliates.
Ajga TIL: Jesus’ name translated from Hebrew to English would be ‘Joshua’. We get the name 'Jesus’ by translating the Hebrew name to Greek to Latin to English.