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TIL In addition to Excalibur, King Arthur had a lance named Ron

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yWw TIL that cotton will catch on fire if super glue is applied to it.
a8LGy TIL the call of the common loon — a bird native to the northern USA and Canada — has become a staple sound effect in global pop and EDM music, and is often used to evoke a sense of wilderness.
epNKg TIL in 2002, actor Don Johnson was caught with $8 billion USD worth of credit notes, statements and securities on the Swiss-German border. They were later found to be assurances from film investors
nrDB TIL that upon leaving office, President Harry S Truman chose not to be on any corporate payroll, believing that taking advantage of such financial opportunities would diminish the integrity of the nation’s highest office.
9wElr TIL that Woodrow Wilson is the only former Confederate citizen to be elected President. Born in Virginia in 1856, and serving from 1913-1921, he is the last President to be born into a slave-owning household.