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TIL that Congressman Vito Marcantonio, known for his socialist beliefs, was so popular in his Harlem district that he ran and won in both the Democratic and Republican primaries simultaneously

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KB7J TIL that all domestic golden hamsters are descended from one female – probably one captured in 1930 in Syria
e06r6 TIL there is a bird that lacks a singing voice to attract mates -- instead it beats its wings faster than the speed of sound to create sonic booms that can be heard by all the females in the area
vJGK TIL One of parents’ biggest fears is that their child’s Halloween candy is poisoned or contains razor blades. In reality, this fear is almost entirely unfounded. There are only two known cases of poisoning, and both involved relatives, according to LiveScience.
rKYe TIL the original height of Mount Everest “was calculated to be exactly 29,000 ft (8,839.2 m) high, but was publicly declared to be 29,002 ft (8,839.8 m) in order to avoid the impression that an exact height of 29,000 feet (8,839.2 m) was nothing more than a rounded estimate.”
B4Py TIL Martin Van Buren (b. 1782) was the first president born a US citizen