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TIL of Bernarr MacFadden (1868 to 1955) a famous publisher who helped popularize body building and urged people to enjoy sex and to avoid processed foods and "pill-pushers".

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KYOm6 TIL the first known (partly successful) separation of conjoined twins was in 10th century Byzantium
yVN7a TIL that F.D.R was directly responsible for founding The March of Dimes, which prompted the U.S. Government to place his image on the dime in 1946. The charity was started by friend of Roosevelt, Basil O'Conner to raise money for the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
J1DW8 TIL an air national guardsman was arrested by the FBI in April 2023 for allegedly applying to be a hitman on the parody site "Rent-a-Hitman" and for allegedly accepting his first (fake) assignment.
5nxk TIL Volkswagen owns Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Ducati
Z8eR4 Today I learned that Located in the US state of Washington, a room in Microsoft's headquarters is the world's quietest place.