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TIL the seahorse often sings while it’s mating.

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Lkby9 TIL After president Harding died of a heart attack, VP Calvin Coolidge was visiting family with no electricity or telephone. He heard of Harding's death by messenger at 2:45 AM. He got dressed, prayed, and met with reporters downstairs and took oath next to a kerosene lamp. He then went back to bed.
b9014 TIL: Frederick Trump, Grandfather of Donald John Trump, had not yet served the mandatory military duty of two years in the Kingdom of Bavaria, fled to the United States and his emigration was illegal.
KorB TIL some scientists are working towards reviving lost animal species through a combination of cloning and genetic splicing known as “de-extinction.” If successful, we could reintroduce species such as passenger pigeons and wooly mammoths.
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