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TIL the USS Lexington (CV-2) powered the City of Tacoma for a month

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pN5Z TIL that following the 1797 swearing-in of Federalist President John Adams, Democratic-Republican Vice President Thomas Jefferson extended his hand to Adams in an apparent handshake before jerking his hand away, adjusting his wig, and running his hand along the side of it.
ANol4 TIL 1 out of 3 Americans live in just four states. California, Texas, Florida, and New York.
nk57 TIL of Cunningham’s Law: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer.”
QJWEX TIL Israel Kamakawiwo'ole called a sound studio at 3Am, asked nicely to record, got there 15 minutes later, then recorded "Over the Rainbow" in just one take.
J19ZB TIL that 'Coma' (1978) so scared audiences that organ donations in cities dropped by up to 60% that year. The film, in which patients are killed for body parts, also caused people to ask hospitals to buy or sell organs; the Eye Bank received 24 offers to sell eyes for $5-10,000.