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TIL that FDR's White House served notoriously terrible meals. First Lady Eleanor wanted to set an example for the country during the Depression by serving economical meals made from scraps

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RLnl TIL Sir Edmund Hillary, the first man to summit Mount Everest, traveled to the North Pole in 1985 with Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon. Hillary thus became the first man to complete the 3 Pole Challenge (North, South, Everest)
eplWD TIL Mimosa flower is the symbol of the International Women's Day (Mar 8th) in Italy -- some men give a mimosa bouquet to their wives, female family members, and colleagues at workplaces
Br98k TIL that Segway Inc., the company that originally produced "the Segway", a two-wheeled vehicle once hailed as the future of personal transportation, permanently stopped producing the Segway in 2020.
6E8Vl TIL that in the Antebellum South, slaves dreaded January 1 -- A.K.A. "Heartbreak Day" -- because New Year's Day was traditionally when debts were settled, resulting in black families being torn apart as slave owners sold or rented slaves out long-term to pay back those they owed money to.
AR1B TIL that if a space elevator were ever constructed, it could reduce the cost of moving materials into space from $25,000 per kg to as low as $220 per kg.