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TIL About the Resolute Desk, which was built from the scrap of the HMS Resolute. It has been used by most Presidents since 1880.

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ADQQl TIL that Marilyn Monroe viewed Abraham Lincoln as a father figure once saying “Most people can admire their fathers, but I never had one. I need someone to admire. My father is Abraham Lincoln…I mean I think of Lincoln as my father. He was wise and kind and good. He is my ideal, Lincoln. I love him”
6KBW TIL the world’s oldest known creature, a 507 year old clam, was mistakenly killed by scientists.
6EjW TIL there is a Brazilian island forbidden to the public, densely populated (1 per square meter) with one of the deadliest snake species, the golden lancehead.
PYXxe TIL languages have different conversational representation for barking dogs.
KYQWw TIL About 1 in 9 people age 65 and older have Alzheimer's.