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TIL that the original Gettysburg address was a disaster: no one expected Lincoln to show up, he wasn’t the key speaker, and the reaction from the audience was so muted that he considered the speech a failure

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OPn1 TIL that the urge to jump from high places is called “L’appel du vide” which translates to “call of the void.”
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VXWZ TIL that Clint Eastwood, who has been on horseback in many of his movies, had a mid-life allergy to horses.
X0PrE TIL that the reason that Mr. Rogers told viewer that he was feeding his fish as he was doing so was because a five-year-old fan who is blind was concerned that he wasn't, so he wanted to put her mind at ease.
mxDax TIL that in 2017 "Killer Mike" (of Run The Jewels fame) was awarded a day in his honor on July 17th in Atlanta. Additionally fellow Atlanta rapper "Big Boi" suggested he run for Mayor of the city