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TIL upon being told that his Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton, had called him a "Damned Fool", Lincoln responded "Then I dare say, I must be one, for Stanton is generally right and he always speaks his mind."

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4Jd5 TIL that in 2010, China had a recurring traffic jam involving thousands of cars that lasted for more than ten days. Many drivers were able to move their vehicles only 1 km (0.6 mi) per day, and some drivers reported being stuck in the traffic jam for five days.
E11kp TIL 84% of American vegetarians and vegans, abandon their diet, returning back to meat in under a year.
5pv8 TIL Australia has a public toilet map and it’s part of the National Continence Program
wO7M TIL Jim Cummings, The voice actor for Winnie the pooh, calls sick kids in hospitals and talks to them in character.
4ZvR TIL Speedy Gonzales was banned by Cartoon Network for being an offensive stereotype, only to be returned after mass protest by the hispanic-american community.