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TIL George Washington refused to accept a salary while in office, and instead, simply asked to be reimbursed for his expenses at the end of the war

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YpX9A TIL although the crew of Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood rarely talked to Fred off the set, and mercilessly made fun of him behind his back, while he was rehearsing with his puppets before each show, these same men would sneak into the studio and ask his puppets for personal advice, which Fred kindly gave.
4M5o TIL Honduras, a country of 7 million people, has 8-10 murders per day, 70% of which the government claims to be due to the war on drugs.
GYWk1 TIL; the Honeyguide is an African bird that evolved alongside early humans and leads humans to honey
9YQbX TIL that the first commercial passenger airliner to be shot down by hostile forces was refurbished, returned to service, and later became the third commercial passenger airliner to be shot down by hostile forces.
9w0ZM TIL during the negotiations to end the Spanish-American War, Spain originally rejected the US demand for the whole of the Philippines and wanted to cede only Mindanao or the Sulu Islands. US negotiators responded by proposing to pay $20 million for the whole of the Philippines, which Spain accepted.