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TIL: During the Cold War, Eisenhower secretly deputized 9 people, mostly CEO’s and other corporate Big Wigs, to run the country in case of nuclear attack

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gLp8 TIL after Muhammad Ali had won his match against George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle” fight in Africa, he was asked by a reporter what he thought of Africa. Ali responded, “Thank God my granddaddy got on that boat!”
OonkX TIL that even though the wheel is often citied as man's original invention... it wasn't invented until after flutes, baskets, woven cloth, and even boats