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TIL of The American Service-Members' Protection Act, AKA "The Hague Invasion Act"

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rl5o TIL since government rules prevented spending more than $750 for a single automobile, FDR did not have an armored car. So he used Al Capone’s.
gMrr4 TIL that William Henry Harrison only spent a month in office.
QNveL TIL Estelle Peck faced a decision after her Japanese husband was incarcerated, stay with her husband of 13 years and be incarcerated or remain in Los Angeles alone. She chose to be with her husband
pYrwA TIL that there were 26 Children and 36 Spouses of Spanish-American War veterans still receiving VA benefits or pensions as of 2021. The war happened nearly 125 years ago.
1VvD TIL that Edgar Allen Poe married his 13 year old cousin when he was 26