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TIL Richard Nixon's administration had a master list of all of the president's main opponents among both people and organizations. Hunter S. Thompson felt disappointed not to have been on it.

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OX16 TIL President John F. Kennedy was a huge James Bond fan. He viewed an early print of ‘From Russia with Love’ at the White House on Nov 21st, 1963. It was the last film he ever saw, he was killed the next day in Dallas.
78kEX TIL that Yamaha developed various engines for F1 teams between 1989 and 1997
4MwN TIL 7up originally contained lithium
wZkM TIL that for decades, the mayor of Hiroshima writes a letter of protest every time a nuclear test is conducted, as a plea to end the use of nuclear weapons.
BrXJL TIL the Beatles refused to play in front of segregated audiences, and made sure their contract stated that they would not be forced to do so.