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TIL there were 8 US Presidents that filed for Bankruptcy

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PY8lV TIL The Nazis, during WW2, planned and worked on building a “sun gun” that was a big mirror orbiting the Earth that could concentrate the suns energy into a single beam and rain down fire on the Earth from above, burning anyone and everything in its sights
gMAQA TIL Michael J. Anderson, the actor who played The Man from Another Place in Twin Peaks, worked as a computer technician on the ground support system for NASA’s space shuttle prior to his acting career.
Yp71G TIL that a river in New Zealand has been given legal status as a living entity and possesses the same rights as a human being.
EkDW TIL the first ever selfie was taken by Robert Cornelius, an amateur chemist and photography enthusiast from Philadelphia, in 1839. On the back he wrote “The first light Picture ever taken. 1839.”
M7Nya TIL the existence of "Sprint football", where players must maintain a weight of 178 lb or less and 5% BFP or higher.