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TIL George Washington wanted to burn down New York City during the American Revolution so that the British could not seize it.

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1j54 TIL that smartphones are capable of receiving FM radio signals, but phone/wireless companies deny that consumer demand is strong enough to justify activating it
yKEp TIL that a 61 year old truck driver without a college degree was able to reproduce the classified mechanical workings of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
p8pb4 TIL that James Buchanan, the 15th President of the United States, is the only president to have military experience without having been an officer. He was a private in the Pennsylvania militia in 1814.
n1BW TIL that when Jimi Hendrix was once asked how it felt to be the world’s greatest guitarist, he replied: ‘I don’t know, go ask Rory Gallagher’
5YG1k TIL that Bramble, one of the longest living dogs ever (more than 27 years), was fed a vegan diet