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TIL President James Garfield was the first ambidextrous president and could write Latin with one hand while simultaneously writing Greek with the other

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d8bZd TIL doctors declared Velma Thomas dead as her heart stopped beating and she had no brain waves for 17 hrs. Her family said goodbye and left her at the hospital to make funeral plans. Medical staff took her off life support and while removing her tubes, she suddenly came back to life.
OG88a TIL that USPS must deliver to every address in the USA, including a remote community in the Grand Canyon where the mail is delivered by mule.
XElv6 TIL George Washington was known as "town destroyer" and "burner of towns" among Native Americans
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OGnDe TIL, for the 2024 Solar Eclipse 28 of 50 US States have at least 1 state park with >90% Totality