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TIL NYC's Triborough (RKF) Bridge's Manhattan terminus was routed 25 extra blocks uptown so William Randolph Hearst could sell unwanted land to the city

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X0yk TIL the President has a blood bank, with his own blood type, in the trunk of his car
KOxNG TIL 'The Butter Tart' (French: tarte au beurre) Is Canadian in origin and considered one of Canada's quintessential treats.
BrKxL Till: in 1876 a group of Americans hired a ship, sailed to Australia, broke a bunch of Irish "rebels" out of prison, brought them back to the States and where greeted as heroes.
M7Bv0 TIL that the misconception that the Glock pistol can get through an X-Ray machine without being flagged, is linked to the film Die Hard 2.
P1ZDw TIL that in the United States, certain types of firearms are legal to manufacture by unlicensed individuals for personal use. They are also unregulated in 35 states.