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TIL President Calvin Coolidge had a pet racoon named Rebecca who was originally gifted to him to eat for Thanksgiving dinner

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nrKr TIL that under the American Blue Laws of the time, ice cream sodas weren’t allowed to be sold on Sundays. To circumvent this rule, they invented the ice cream sundae.
JY0Ev TIL Ballet dancers have a significantly higher pain tolerance and pain threshold than non-dancers because of their greater exposure to physical training
4GDN TIL that until the early 20th century, young boys wore dresses or gowns until around the age of 8, when they reached the age of breeching, an important rite of passage in the lives of small boys when they wore breeches or trousers for the first time.
v0DR TIL The TV comedy Malcolm in the Middle used mood-setting music in lieu of canned laughter. Artists included ABBA, They Might Be Giants, Kenny Rogers, ELO & the Getaway People.
QNdBk TIL that Frank Eugene Corder, while severely intoxicated, crashed a Cessna 150 on the grounds surrounding the White House on September 12, 1994. He was killed on impact.