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TIL that the first attempt to cross the Atlantic by air included a cat.

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6DPY TIL The first guy to win “Who Wants to be Millionnaire?” John Carpenter, used none of his lifelines until the final question, where he called his Dad and told him that he didn’t need any help on the final question and just wanted to let him know that he is about to win 1,000,000$
VMARG TIL about Sam Berns, a teenager who died of a rare disease called progeria that makes children age extremely quickly. He was actually a motivational speaker who gave a Ted Talk called "My philosophy for a happy life"
Go5Q TIL that when FDR died in 1945, Harry Truman offered his condolences to Eleanor, asking, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Mrs. Roosevelt responded, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”
gra0L TIL the German Band Rammstein, has a box of CD that includes six dildos molded from each of the member's penises, handcuffs and lube. And I think that's another way to 'feel' their music.
5VgDk TIL Thomas Jefferson was so impressed by macaroni and cheese during a visit to Paris that he wrote down the recipe and instructions on pasta extrusion, imported a pasta maker, macaroni, Parmesan, and made it at his home. He served it at a state dinner in 1802.