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TIL While living in the white house, JFK had parrots, hamsters, cats, horses, a rabbit named 'Zsa Zsa', and 5 dogs.

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GYNAJ TIL President Kennedy kept two hamsters--Debbie and Billie--in the White House as pets. The two escaped often, one time being found under Kennedy's bed. Debbie later ate Billie and died of indigestion.
wop7W TIL that Honey Nut Cheerios haven’t contained nuts since 2006. The nut flavor comes from a blend of peach and apricot pit
4kMag TIL the Yangtze River in China dumps so much sediment into the ocean that it dyes coastal waters brown. In the winter, ocean currents stir up deposited sediment on the seabed extending the color even further out to sea.
oYKW TIL that the Leica Camera company smuggled hundreds of Jews out of Nazi Germany before the Holocaust, masquerading the Jews as employees being assigned overseas. The company helped each refugee find a job, gave each of them a Leica camera, and a monthly stipend till they found work.
Rm99 TIL: Coach Stan Van Gundy was fined for saying NBA shouldn’t be playing games on Christmas Day