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TIL storing potatoes with an apple keeps them from sprouting

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RRAl TIL That, according to some interpretations, the US Presidential Succession Act is unconstitutional, and members of Congress cannot succeed to the Presidency.
weoM TIL John Lennon once saw a UFO. Lennon called his photographer who told him to call the police, but Lennon laughed and said, “I’m not going to call up the newspaper and say, ‘This is John Lennon and I saw a flying saucer last night’.”
kKWg TIL that in the event of a nuclear blast, you should not use conditioner because it will bind radioactive material to your hair.
KYBM4 TIL that the emperor Caligula exploited his descent from both Augustus and Mark Antony as a pretext to punish a senator for commemorating the victory of the former over the latter at the Battle of Actium
5Y1OP TIL there was a plan to build a 3,000 slot machine casino almost 3 miles from the Gettysburg Battlefield, which would create 3,000 jobs and a year-round tourism industry. It was rejected twice (2006 and 2011) under opposition from Civil War enthusiasts including Ken Burns and composer John Williams.