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TIL George Washington died from a “sore throat”, even after three doctors administered care, all of whom bled him for multiple pints of blood (two pints in the last bleed alone).

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6Eg0w TIL That employees who work at Jack Daniels get a free bottle of Jack Daniels with their paychecks on the first Friday of every month.
VM1J8 TIL of the 'Cannonball Run.' An illegal road race from New York to Los Angeles held five times during the 1970's. The record time was 32 hrs and 51 minutes.
VJWB TIL- Senator Ron Wyden released a report in 2001 that showed the oil and gas industry were colluding to manipulate refinery production in an effort to increases gas prices and profits.
kJGBB TIL that in the 1948 California Supreme Court case Perez v. Sharp, the County of Los Angeles included quotations from Mein Kampf in arguing that the state’s ban on interracial marriage should be upheld.
d8pE9 Today I learned, shortly after Steve Irwin's death, his father quit the family zoo to pursue animal conservation and continue Steve's dream. Leaving behind the bad relationship he had with Terry Irwin who had been pushing heavy commercialisation of the business.