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TIL Former US President Calvin Coolidge enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”

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5VyNn TIL, the capital of Palau, Ngerulmud, is the least populated country capital with a population of 0, as it just consists of government buildings.
4k676 TIL that when Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation, journalist Giovanna Chirri was the first to break the news as she was the only one to understand Latin. She recalls: "He said it in Latin and I was panicking. I was short of breath, my legs were trembling, it was a reaction to shock."
NXLKQ TIL that Tobe Hooper hoped the original cut of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre would get a PG rating due to the lack of visible gore. It received an X rating, only receiving an R once several minutes were cut. Certain theaters were told by police to not show the film or they could face morality charges
v1Ng4 TIL That cells in the retina decline in sensitivity as we age. Meaning that colours e.g blue appear washed out as the years pass. In short the sky actually was bluer when you were younger.
dDmaZ TIL there have been more than 300 flavors of Kit Kat chocolate bars produced in Japan since the year 2000