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TIL that US President LBJ once personally called the CEO of Haggar to specially order pants.

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8eKlG TIL that life expectancy at birth probably averaged only about 10 years for most of human history
QNVJk TIL Dutch Princess Margriet was born in Ottawa while the royal family was in exile during WWII. To prevent dual citizenship (which would disqualify her as an heir), the Canadian government created a "bubble" of non-territory around her mother, so she would not legally be born on Canadian soil.
Y76NB TIL smallpox killed more people in the 20th century than all the wars combined.
P1kyJ TIL that the banana slug is the official "state slug" of California
KOloa TIL about cowboy bob, a female bank robber from Texas who wore a cowboy hat, a fake beard, boots a size too big, never harmed anyone in any of her robberies and evaded detection for as long as she did due to her disguise.