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TIL that after being told a jet powered car can run on anything that burns, the President of Mexico rode it running on tequila.

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KYQK6 TIL that on April 5, 1933, Roosevelt ordered all gold coins and gold certificates in denominations of more than $100 turned in for other money. It required all persons to deliver all gold coin, gold bullion and gold certificates owned by them to the Federal Reserve by May 1 for the set price of $20.
yQVBV TIL: Conspiracy theorist, David Icke was a professional footballer for Coventry City FC
OoQm6 TIL that the Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man was created for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
YJNx TIL Only 6 Celebrities have granted more than 200 Wishes for the Make-A-Wish foundation; John Cena, Jeff Gordan, Hulk Hogan, Justin Bieber, Dale Earndheart Jr. , and Michael Jordan. The leader of the pack, John Cena(450), says he fully fully intends on making it to 1000.
16p7d TIL about Otto Esche's attempts to import Bactrian camels to Nevada to transport salt across the Sierra Nevada. Silver miners and their animals hated the camels so much that "Virginia City, Nevada, passed an ordinance outlawing camels on the town streets except between midnight and dawn."