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TIL Teddy Roosevelt had a pet one-legged rooster

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akNA TIL that the “holes” in Swiss cheese were, until recently, seen as a sign of imperfection and something cheesemakers tried to avoid
AVjd TIL There are no more WW1 veterans left.
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