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TIL Ronald Reagan's chief of staff's name

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6Ebwm TIL about the presocratic philosopher Empedocles. He claimed to have magical powers and a divine status, and would walk around Sicily in a large purple robe. Apparently, he died when he jumped into Etna, an active volcano, to prove to his followers that he really was a god.
1aJyX TIL There is only one U.S. state capital without a McDonald’s: Montpelier, Vermont
e0M4k TIL there's a village in England called Fingringhoe.
Qoba TIL Koko the gorilla has an IQ between 70 and 95, equal to a below-average but high functioning human
x6vK5 TIL Female Hyenas have a penis (technically a pseudo-penis) which they use for urination, intercourse, and giving birth.