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TIL Ronald Reagan Presided Over 89,343 Deaths to AIDS and Did Nothing

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jvAp TIL the youngest soldier in Korean War was Master Sgt. Gilbert Zamora, who able to enlist at 13 because he was already 6'2’’ and weighed 195 pounds.
AXVa TIL Walt Disney’s father was unimpressed when his son took him on a tour of his new film studio until Walt pointed out that it could be converted into a hospital if his animation business fails
E6EV TIL that in 1983 Mr. T was the White House’s Santa Clause.
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