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TIL That Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first US president with armored vehicle. That same vehicle was originally owned by Al Capone, got seized by the Feds, and then given to FDR

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xLkB TIL Russia built and flew a nuclear powered bomber that killed its own crew by lack of radioactive shielding.
OGY61 TIL a beetle named after Hitler is in danger of extinction due to its popularity as neonazi memorabilia.
9dp6 TIL that in Bangalore, India, the government shames property tax defaulters by sending drummers to makes noise and wave banners outside of their properties until they pay their taxes.
X1oE TIL Cary Grant said LSD achieved what yoga and meditation could not. Bonus: he sued Chevy Chase for slander