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TIL President Millard Fillmore taught elementary school while clerking for a county judge, and he also married his own beloved teacher, Abigail Powers

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QJBbk TIL about Axel Wenner-Gren, a Swedish multimillionaire who established a private island residence in the Caribbean. Rumors during WWII suggested he was giving safe harbor to German U-boats and he was investigated by British intelligence. It is believed Ian Fleming partially based Dr No on him.
x6XLw TIL in 2012 a former Wall Street trader committed suicide by cyanide pill in court after being convicted of arson for setting his house on fire for insurance.
XEok TIL that “Kittchen” is a German Slang Term for Prison
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loxkK TIL that Drivers who text on the road are in far more danger than intoxicated drivers.Texting drivers had slower reactions times by 35% while drunk drivers displayed a 12% decrease in reaction time and drivers intoxicated with cannabis had slowed response times by 21%.