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TIL there was an assassination attempt on FDR before he was initially sworn in, but the guy missed and killed the mayor of Chicago as they were shaking hands.

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E19Gp TIL that on Sunday, February 7, 1932, US Adm. Harry E. Yarnell launched a successful surprise "attack" against Pearl Harbor using two aircraft carriers in a naval exercise. He "destroyed" every ship in port and every airfield nearby. The US made no effort to safeguard Hawaii from aircraft attack
Dwpr TIL the American Unknown Soldier of Vietnam was identified in 1998, exhumed and reburied with full honours. The tomb of the unknown of vietnam is now a memorial for Honoring And Keeping Faith With America’s Missing Servicemen
pm1G TIL Black women and White men have the second lowest divorce rate in the US.
gMZZ9 TIL Vitaminwater is basically sugar-water, to which about a penny's worth of synthetic vitamins have been added. A bottle of vitaminwater contains 33 grams of sugar, making it more akin to a soft drink than to a healthy beverage
e0RW4 TIL of the "Dr Fox Effect". Researchers created a jargon-filled, contradictory, and nonsensical lecture. Audiences rated the lectures highly if the presenter was expressive, even though the lecture was jibberish.