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TIL that the US hasn’t had a bearded president since 1893.

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BrxQL TIL that in 1874, a book titled "Shadows from the Walls of Death" was published that warned about the use of poisonous arsenic dyes in wallpaper, and the book contained specimens of the wallpaper. The book was so toxic that all but four copies have been destroyed.
MMAK TIL there is a $5 fine at the flight school Top Gun for any staff member who references the movie.
oBANo TIL that the African country of "Swaziland" has changed its name to "Eswatini" in April 2018.
5Y9AR TIL The number of aircraft destroyed during WWII is greater than the number of aircraft that currently exist in the entire world today.
Zp4bD TIL that Otto Warmbier was an American college student who was imprisoned in North Korea in 2016 on a charge of subversion. In June 2017, he was released by North Korea in a vegetative state and died soon afterward. His family was awarded $240k in seized North Korean assets.