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TIL: More than Half of all U.S. Presidents have come from just 4 states - New York, Ohio, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

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vPV6x TIL that Cornelius Vanderbilt left school at age 11 and went on to build a shipping and railroad empire that, during the 19th century, would make him one of the wealthiest men in the world.
8aGn4 TIL of a Russian dog whose owners were killed in a car accident. Despite attempts to adopt or re-home him, the dog refused to leave the site of the accident and waited for them until it died 7 years later. The city informally adopted the dog and dedicated a statue to honor his loyalty.
yQlnv TIL of Adamites, an early Christian sect that worshipped naked. Some of their beliefs were holy nudism, a rejection of marriage, and an endorsement of lawlessness as their actions were "neither good nor evil". They believed they were embodying the innocence of Adam in Genesis.
QN4XL TIL The K9 Thunder self-propelled howitzer developed by Samsung has a full comms system. Which means you could call your mom using the artillery while you lob Galaxy Note 7s at the enemy to blow them up
Zpg4B TIL: The Sumatran Striped Rabbit was discovered in 1880, not seen again until 1972, then not sighted again until 1998. One was rescued in 2021 after conservationists saw a post on Facebook about one caught by a farmer