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TIL the Apollo moonshot rocket was fueled by kerosene
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TIL that some people in the Victorian era unwrapped mummies for entertainment
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TIL after watching Saddam Hussein’s execution, a 10-year-old from Texas hanged himself. At least six other suicides took place around the world at that time, and are considered “copycat” hangings.
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TIL that the 19th century Catholic Church declared “Americanism” a heresy, which included the beliefs in separation of church and state, secularism, etc. This played into American fears at the time that Catholics were too loyal to the Pope and were thus undemocratic, illiberal, and unassimilatable.
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TIL that there are more possible chess games than there are atoms in the observable universe.
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TIL that F.D.R was directly responsible for founding The March of Dimes, which prompted the U.S. Government to place his image on the dime in 1946. The charity was started by friend of Roosevelt, Basil O'Conner to raise money for the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.