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TIL that as a young man, Abe Lincoln was an accomplished wrestler who lost only one match out of 300. He is even enshrined in the wrestling hall of fame.

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kpp5 TIL Hitler whistled Disney’s “When You Wish Upon A Star” while overlooking the recently conquered city of Paris.
VMAM4 TIL that King Henry loved adding guns to other weapons. His bodyguards carried shields with pistols built into them, and Henry himself had a walking stick that doubled as both a spiked mace and a three-barreled pistol.
b9Y97 TIL that 4 of the last 10 (article says 7 due to age) Illinois governors have been sentenced to time in prison. So 40% of Illinois governors since 1960 have gone to prison.
m1EJo TIL that the "feels like" temperature refers to an actual physical difference in how quickly your body loses heat rather than just how the temperature is perceived psychologically
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