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TIL that the Secret Service purchased a 1907 White Motor Company steam car to follow President Theodore Roosevelt’s horse-drawn carriage. The president himself eschewed riding in the vehicle due to his “image as a rough-riding horseman”.

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KYkwa TIL "Edelweiss" is not the Austrian national anthem or even a folk song. It was written in 1959 for The Sound of Music.
ag7L TIL: If you play a professional sport, you need to pay an income tax. That is, to each state you play against. For a Red Sox player, this means 17 different tax bills.
M7pXB TIL about Model Collapse. When an AI learns from other AI generated content, errors can accumulate, like making a photocopy of a photocopy over and over again.
9mkX TIL a woman placed a severed finger, belonging to an associate of her husband, into her Wendy’s chili in order to sue the company. She was convicted and sentenced to 9 years in prison
kJVAW TIL Conjoined twins Masha and Dasha were opposites. Masha was a cruel, domineering "psychopath" who was "emotionally abusive" to her caring, empath sister who remained gentle and kind and longed for a normal life. Dasha considered separation surgery while Masha refused