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[TIL] That Robert E. Lee was against slavery.

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0wgN1 TIL that the Japanese Bullet Train is cleaned in just seven minutes and prepared for the next passengers so that including disembarking and boarding, the train stops for only 12 minutes.
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9wPeM TIL the glass doors on a wood fireplace are supposed to be open when a fire is going
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N7WaN TIL that a US Army helicopter mechanic, upset he couldn't be a pilot, stole a Huey chopper & flew around DC. When he returned to the White House a 2nd time, Secrete Service fired over 300 rounds. Hit 5 times, Pvt Preston landed & was tackled trying to gain entry. He spent just 8 months in prison.