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TIL that President Theodore Roosevelt was an accomplished author by the time he was 23, writing "The Naval War of 1812", called a seminal work in the field and highly influential on the development of the modern U.S. navy

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Vxxp TIL during Rolling Stones concerts, Keith Richards would help build elebarate speaker systems on stage, so he would have a secret place to snort pharmaceutical cocaine…“one bump, one song”
N7oZ1 TIL under the Open Fields doctrine the U.S. government has the authority to place cameras and other surveillance devices on your land without your consent or the need for a warrant
mVyO TIL that in the ancient Persian Empire, men used to debate ideas twice, once sober and once drunk, because the idea had to sound good in both states in order to be considered a good idea
v1X97 Til that the English meaning of 1 billion which was 1 million million, was changed in 1975 to adopt the American meaning which stands at 1 thousand million.
loM4B TIL Children get more satisfaction from pets than from brothers and sisters. Children with dogs had lower levels of conflict and greater satisfaction. Research from University of Cambridge.