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TIL that hours after the JFK Assassination, newly sworn in Lyndon Johnson was almost shot and killed by a Secret Service agent.

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j66pN TIL that apples can get sunburned and this is what it looks like
EYWX TIL that the NFL and the PGA Tour are considered 501©6 non-profit organizations and don’t pay income tax
jNgNM TIL that over 500 operating room fires occur every year in the U.S.
7rx1Z TIL of Operation Wikinger, where in February of 1940, because of poor communication between the German Kreigsmarine and the Luftwaffe, there was an intense fight between them, resulting in the loss of 578 German sailors and 2 destroyers despite there being no Allied forces anywhere near the battle
ne8dd TIL that the US Constitution mandates that citizens to Representatives are on a 30,000:1 ratio. This was eliminated in 1929 with the implementation of cap at 435 total representatives. The current ratio is currently about 770,000 citizens to each Rep.