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TIL George Washington Custis Lee, the son of Confederate general Robert E. Lee successfully sued the government for its confiscation of Arlington and was paid 150,000 dollars. His lawyer was Robert Todd Lincoln the only surviving child of Abraham Lincoln.

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R57e9 TIL the "Dade" in Miami-Dade county refers to Major Francis Dade who led 110 men to forcibly remove the Seminoles Indians from Florida in 1836 but was the first man killed in an ambush by Chief Miccanopa. The battle was so decisive that the Seminoles only lost 3 men compared to the 108 lost by Dade.
R5071 TIL that bugs called Eyelash mites live on our eyelashes, feeding on dead skin and oil and acting as a cleaner for our bodies
XYOR TIL In 1953 US and UK overthrow first Iranian democratic government because Iran wanted to nationalize the petroleum reserves.
rN7Lw TIL in the Pacific Theatre of WWil, the U.S. Army & Navy utilized ships called “BRL”s (Barge, Refrigerated, Large) whose entire purpose was to make & supply ice cream to increase troop morale. Each barge cost $1M, could produce 10gal of ice cream every 7min, and could store up to 2000gal.
OvkL TIL Leonardo Di Caprio flew in a private jet from Cannes to the US to collect an environmental award