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

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b6gB0 TIL not long after the Vietnam War, Vietnam’s army invaded Cambodia and stopped a genocide.
5VoBQ TIL that in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, the villainous weasels were to have an extra member of their gang, the creepy trenchcoat-wearing “Flasher Weasel”. Take a wild guess as to what he’d do and why he was cut.
M775K TIL about the Qianli chuan ('thousand league boat'), a human powered paddle wheel boat invented in the late 5th century AD during the Southern Qi Dynasty. The boats were able to cruise hundreds of kilometers per day with by humans peddling them. They were used as war ships and tug boats.
MlYB TIL Kindergartners in Siberia run outside in their underwears and dump freezing water over themselves to strengthen their immune systems.
bGJE TIL that in 1978 a man with a shotgun held a Melbourne cafe hostage until his mother turned up in her night gown and hit him over the head with her handbag. He gave himself up soon after.