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9n8D TIL in 1908 Teddy Roosevelt approached the Smithsonian Institution with an idea. He would collect specimens from Africa to have sent back for display and would be of unique value. The “unique value” he was referring to was the chance to acquire specimens shot by the president of the United States.
ByOy TIL officers in the US armed forces face an “up or out” system. If they are not promoted within a certain timeframe, they’re fired.
wvN7 TIL that Titanic survivor, Katherine Gilnagh, who was 16 when the Titanic sank, didn’t realise the seriousness of the ship’s situation until she reached New York. She thought that disembarking in lifeboats and being picked up by another ship was all part of the journey.
Oobr7 TIL hitler was born of 4-20
16g4 TIL that when US forces invaded Iraq and went to capture or kill Sadam Husseins sons, they hotwired Uday’s Lamborghini LM002 and then blew it up