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TIL George Washington was the only president in American history to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College

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a844y TIL from 1907 to 1934, Newfoundland was an independent dominion
xV6xo TIL the caduceus symbol mistakenly used by many American medical companies is actually associated with thievery and commerce, the true medical symbol is the similar looking Rod of Asclepius.
VMy40 TIL that Jimmy Carter had a cat during his presidency named Misty Malarky Ying Yang.
GAlQE TIL that the largest church in the world is The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace in Yamoussoukro, the administrative capital of Ivory Coast. It can accommodate 18,000 worshipers, but ordinary liturgies conducted at the basilica are usually attended by only a few hundred people.
6EJa7 Til a CIA intelligence officer working undercover in Uganda became a minor celebrity as the lead singer of a popular local band known as the "Kampala Jazz All-Stars"