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TIL: Gerald Ford was subject to two assassination attempts, both by women. Only two presidential assassination attempts by women in US history

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EZRV TIL that infants will naturally and automatically (not much muscular control) dance to music - and make themselves happy by doing it.
4XReg TIL that the last survivor of the Crimean War, which ended in 1856, died in 2004 at the age of 160. She was a female tortoise named Timothy who was a mascot for several British naval vessels during the war.
MeMGB TIL that though Japan is notorious for its long work hours, “American workers clocked in more average annual hours than Japanese workers in 2016.”
88db TIL that the design head of Corvette wanted the Mako Shark Corvette painted to look like the shark mounted in his office. When the design team couldn’t match the colors they stole the shark and painted it to look like the car. The design head never noticed and was happy with the results.
5Qkk TIL that Kosovo has at least 1 trillion dollars worth of natural resources and the fifth largest lignite reserves in the world, yet it’s the second poorest country in Europe.