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N7Pje TIL Robert Tod Lincoln, son of President Lincoln was at his father’s death bed after being shot, witnessed the assassination of President Garfield, and was near by at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, when President McKinley was assassinated, although not a witness.
LkdpP TIL about Queen Soraya of Afghanistan who fought hard to improve the rights of women in the 1920's. She was also the minister of education for Afghanistan and the first Muslim consort to appear in public with her husband. In 1929 her husband was deposed and all their reforms were undone.
6JJl TIL there was a scientific study proving that internet trolls are actually horrible people
woyG7 TIL Theaters used to hire people to attend shows to clap, cry, or laugh at the right moments in order to influence the audience’s reactions
bRrQ TIL Otto Rahn was an SS officer in the 1930’s who was, homosexual, believed to be Jewish, fascinated with finding the Holy grail, and is described to be the inspiration for Indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark.