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TIL President Lyndon Johnson would play pranks on unsuspecting guests by driving his amphibious convertible into lakes screaming about the brakes being out

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4XwMR TIL that Canadian Thanksgiving predates American Thanksgiving by 43 years
mAgR TIL on the day of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, he had narrowly missed a previous attempt which had injured his men. He decided to visit them in hospital and his driver took a wrong turn and stopped a few metres away from the assassin who promptly shot the Archduke.
vPMEj TIL when comedian Frankie Howard died, Benny Hill was quoted in the papers as being very upset saying, ‘We were great, great friends.’ But this was impossible as Hill had died the day before. It turned out Hill's friend and press agent sent it out after being unable to get ahold of Hill for a quote
rNejo TIL a mom in Arizona won $1 Million by successfully picking which Arizona Diamondback player would hit a grand slam and in which inning.
y9e8 TIL Mexico exports more beer than any other country, both by volume and value. 75% of that beer goes to the United States.