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TIL that US President James Buchanan never married. As a result his niece served as First Lady during his presidency.

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0dgnj TIL that when J.J. Benjamin traveled in Persia circa 1851, he noted Persian Jews were not permitted to leave their houses when it rained, “for it is said the rain would wash dirt off them, which would sully the feet of the Mussulmans.”
69y9l TIL Cats helped the Persians win the Battle of Pelusium against the Egyptians in 525 BCE. The Persians used cats as hostages and painted the image of the Egyptian goddess Bastet on their shields. The Egyptians were afraid of injuring the cats, so they surrendered.
jPbn TIL the highest paid player in the WNBA makes less than $100,000
GAAL4 TIL male testicles are always visibly moving due to responses to temperature and arousal changes.
PY5An TIL the MOS Transistor, which is responsible for launching technology into the digital age, is the most manufactured product in history clocking in at 13 sextillion (13,000,000,000,000,000,000,000) produced since its invention in 1960