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TIL Abraham Lincoln's son Robert Todd Lincoln was either present or nearby during the assassinations of three U.S presidents. After the third assassination he vowed to never accept another presidential invite.

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4kmQb TIL Lahaina, Maui's massive, famous banyan tree actually survived the wildfires that ravaged the Western side of the Hawaiian island last year
BgMAW TIL that in addition to tangible World Heritage, UNESCO recognizes intangible cultural heritage (ICH) as a practice, representation, expression, knowledge, or skill considered by UNESCO to be part of a place’s cultural heritage.
JYMRB TIL of Mr Prawo Jazdy who committed more than 50 traffic offenses and was known to be the worst driving offender in Ireland. An investigation uncovered the fact that Prawo Jazdy is the Polish term for "Driving License"
n0Qb TIL in 1963 Wendell Scott became to first African American to win a Nascar Race. Though being two laps ahead of the other cars, was ignored because the winner was to kiss a white beauty queen. He was awarded the trophy in 2010, 20 years after his death. (More in Comments).
bPXN TIL I learned the concept of the weekend is, in most part, owed to Henry Ford. Christian laborers would always request Sunday for a day off and the large Jewish immigrant population always requested Saturdays off as the traditional day of rest.