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TIL Lafayette, the French officer who aided the U.S. Revolutionary War, gifted a pair of pistols to Washington in 1778. Eventually, they came into Andrew Jackson's possession, and Lafayette identified them while visiting Jackson in 1825. In his will, Jackson bequeathed them back to Lafayette's son.

vPDwR TIL Avril Lavigne & Tyga dated 2 years ago
xodk TIL that “Sun Dogs” are an atmospheric phenomenon that can make it appear as if there are multiple suns in the sky.
1aXjV TIL That Australia's Last Flamingo Died In 2018 ....
epO1b TIL The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog was Inspired by the Façade of Notre-Dame Cathedral
16oLO TIL that in parts of the Jim Crow South, Black people were denied purchasing vanilla ice cream with the exception of Independence Day.