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TIL that President Richard Nixon often traveled to Camp David, Maryland to catch broadcasts of Redskins' home games that were "blacked out" on TV in Washington DC. He also once reserved a phone line at his Florida White House to receive the play-by-play of a Cowboys-Redskins game in Dallas.

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awN7b TIL that in 1963, JFK sent a letter to congress in which he recommends the U.S participation in a campaign to preserve ancient monuments in the Nile Valley. The U.S contributed with $16m while the estimated cost for the campaign was $100m. Sadly JFK couldn't see the progress since he was assassined.
Oaea TIL William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, remained Loyal to the British Crown throughout the American Revolutionary war; he never spoke to his father again
W7yeL TIL that some butterflies drink tears to survive
vP81x TIL an adult male peasant in the UK in the 13th century (1,620 hours/year) worked less hours per year than both: an average worker in the US in 1850 (3,150-3,650 hours/year) and an average worker in the US in 1987 (1,949 hours/year).
MeKga TIL of Action park, a New Jersey theme park that was known to have so many accidents in the 1980s, 5-10 victims on the busiest days, that park authority bought the nearby town of Vernon extra ambulances to keep up with the number of injured. At least 6 people died there.