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TIL John Hinkley Jr. (who shot Reagan in 1981) has a YouTube channel featuring him performing original music and covers of works by people like Elvis and Bob Dylan.

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Yvwd TIL a 12-year-old girl discovered that all except one US president is descended from 13th century King John of England.
5YWRD TIL in Germany in 2014, Pong was added to some traffic lights for pedestrians across the road to play with eachother. It's known as 'StreetPong'.
yVKvv TIL Ancient Romans used to whiten their teeth with pee (& made toothpaste using urine and powdered cow hoofs)
xVa70 TIL Iron Fertilization could capture 10-25% of annual carbon emissions, along with creating clouds that could cool the environment even more.
ANxga TIL as Collector of the New York Customs House, Chester A Arthur earned more than the president by receiving a percentage of fines through the old moiety system.