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TIL in 1952 Albert Einstein was offered the Presidency of Israel

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oD0K TIL that vampire bats will die if they can’t find blood for two nights in a row. Luckily, generous well-fed bats will often regurgitate blood to share with others, in exchange for grooming. This has been noted by many naturalists as an example of reciprocal altruism in nature.
dDReZ TIL that Canada has the most freshwater lakes in the world, more than the rest of the world combined.
G7E1 TIL that the 27-year partner of Sally Ride, the first American woman and youngest American ever to travel in space, is denied benefits because of the Defense of Marriage Act
BDVk TIL That the Soviet Union unknowingly sold Titanium to CIA dummy companies that was used in the creation of the A-12 Cygnus (Predecessor to the SR71 Black Bird) that was being built to spy on the Soviet Union
dDYkB TIL that in the 1980s Alyssa Milano befriended Ryan White(A Boy Ostracized For Having Aids) who was a fan of her works.She went on to appear on The Phil Donahue Show alongside Milano to kiss him on the cheek to show that she could not contract the disease.