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TIL Abraham Lincoln caught Smallpox shortly after the Gettysburg Address and required to be quarantined afterwards.

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KO6dG TIL Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid, wanted to coat the disks of his 1988 game Snatcher in a paint that would smell like blood when heated in the computer, to recreate the smell of a murder scene
VMnkQ TIL there has never been a substantiated claim that Walt Disney was anti-Semitic. In fact, a lot of Walt Disney's money was donated to Jewish charities, and the most influential people in his company were Jewish.
kJwXg TIL dogs don't just sled - they were traditionally used to pull carts for delivering supplies and carrying people. They can still be found as a novelty in parts of Europe for children's rides, or as an attraction, and there is even a whole dog sport called carting for the most impressive pullers!
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