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TIL that the producer behind the Backstreet Boys and NSYNC was convicted of running one of the largest and longest Ponzi schemes in history

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lRXA TIL that James Dean was likely bisexual, engaging in relationships with both prominent men and women. When asked about his sexuality, he responded, “No, I am not a homosexual. But I’m also not going to go through life with one hand tied behind my back.”
KOjlJ TIL Richard Allen was a minister, educator, writer, and one of America's most active and influential black leaders. In 1794, he founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church, the first independent black denomination in the United States. He opened his first AME church in 1794 in Philadelphia,PA.
5YPJn TIL that after moving to Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln and his best friend Jonathan Speed shared a bed for four years. Later, during the Civil War, Lincoln shared a bed with his bodyguard David Derickson any time Mary Todd Lincoln was absent from the White House.
p8g4p TIL that about 372 million people receive artificially-fluoridated water in about 24 countries, including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Ireland, Malaysia, the U.S., and Vietnam. Fluoridation is rare in Europe, with 97–98% choosing not to fluoridated drinking water.
5VKRR TIL That the 16th century Swiss alchemist Paracelsus claimed to have created a homunculus (a tiny human) by placing a vial of semen in horse dung, burying the mixture for 40 days, then digging it up and feeding it his blood for another 40 days.