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TIL: There Are Only 25 Blimps on Earth

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WkPMN TIL about the Confederate Truce Flag, now housed at the National Museum of American History. It was preserved by General George Armstrong Custer, who was present at the surrender of Robert E. Lee.
QJAOX TIL Squanto was taken from his home village, transported to Europe, conscripted into slavery, escaped and made his way back to his homeland, only to find he was the last of his tribe.
WMJX TIL that in 1889 a dam owned by an exclusive hunting and fishing club gave way, causing a flood that killed 2,209 people in southern Pennsylvania. The club’s members included many of the richest men in America and efforts to hold it legally responsible went nowhere.
b64mZ TIL rowing increases parts of the heart to enlarge so it can pump more blood. The exercise increases blood pressure and strengthens heart walls as well.
GAk6Q TIL: The US Presidency was technically vacant for 24 hours on March 4-5, 1849