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TIL: Michigan had a state-wide school contest to re-design their "I Voted" stickers

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X7Bj TIL Erwin Rommel on being condemned to death for the July 20th plot against Adolf Hitler, chose an offer of suicide and took a cyanide pill, both to protect his staff and as a ‘blood guilt’ (Sippenhaft) law meant that his family would have been punished as well, and in this way both could be spared.
wJ7P TIL there are only 2 escalators in the entire state of Wyoming
l76n7 TIL According to the US Government, a hotdog is considered a sandwich.
awAQb TIL Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Rube Waddell would often be distracted by shiny things, puppies, and balloons while on the mound. He once ran off the field to chase a fire truck on the way to a fire.
V8X0 TIL that today’s children could have shorter average life spans than their parents, because so many suffer from obesity.