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TIL That Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincolns Son, Was Present During Three Presidential Assassinations. His Fathers, James A. Garfield's, And The Assassination of William McKinley

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R4e4 TIL Germany granted Vladimir Lenin safe passage back to Russia via armored train knowing of his plans to begin the revolution and remove Russia from World War 1. Lenin succeeded and Russia was no longer a threat to the Germans. This could be one of the best military decisions ever made.
epOLb TIL that Alcatraz, the famous high-security SF jail, was once a crucial military outpost in the Gold Rush years
VMkbp TIL horses at shows usually have a colored ribbon attached to their tails. They each represent different things: a red ribbon means the horse is a kicker, green means the horse is inexperienced and likely to misbehave, blue means the horse is a stallion, and white means the horse is for sale.
vPdOj TIL that during the 1980s, anti-nuclear groups mapped the locations of ICBM silos in South Dakota. This was not a security risk because the Soviets already knew the sites of all the missiles.
D1P5g TIL 52 days before his death Elvis Presley while stopped at a red light saw two men beating a teenager lying on the ground and quickly got out of his car and into a karate pose and said "I'll take you two on" The fight stopped instantly and the stunned men shook his hand.