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TIL that Abraham Lincoln founded the US Secret Service hours before being assassinated

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OobGe TIL When the wreckage of the two ships in Franklin's Lost Expedition were found in 2014, Britain relinquished ownership to Canada in exchange just for a few relics, human remains, and any gold found
a878o TIL Christopher Walken volunteered to be in Fatboy Slim's iconic "Weapon of Choice" music video
E1Jlo TIL when children get “growing pains” it’s not actually a side effect of growth, it’s more likely caused by muscle overuse during the day.
P5KZ TIL there’s a 19 year old who has a plan to clean up half of the pacific garbage patch in 10 years - it would remove over 77,000 tons of plastic from the ocean
Y7ZJW TIL there is such a thing as an antimatter factory- and one is currently active at CERN.