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TIL there have only been two vice presidential resignations, John Calhoun and Spiro Agnew, in United States history. If a vice president resigns, both Houses of Congress must approve any vice presidential nominee made by the President.

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0W0L TIL in 1993 Jack in the Box caused the most infamous food poison outbreak in contemporary history, 732 people were infected with E. coli, 4 children died and 178 other victims were left with permanent injury including kidney and brain damage.
gGJ9 TIL that C.S. Lewis, Aldous Huxley and John F. Kennedy all died on november 22, 1963.
4V0g TIL that in 1998, Bill Gates earned $1 million per hour (and almost $300 per second).
b6eP4 TIL the ‘Tetris’ Theme is based on a Russian Folk Song about two peasants falling in love.
edL5 TIL to combat their population decline, a Danish travel agency ran commercials encouraging people to go on vacation and procreate. They provided an “Ovulation Discount” and offered a 3 year supply of diapers and a free trip if you conceived on the first trip.