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TIL Only four presidents have visited all 50 states whilst in office

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ZpjZo TIL about John David Norman, a prolific sex offender who ran multiple direct mail CSAM magazines such as the "Odyssey Foundation" and "Handy Andy"
OxwY TIL: The most decorated US regiment was a japanesse american unit. They won 18,143 awards. Served in almost every theater of war, won 21 Medals of Honor, 52 Distinguished Service Crosses, 560 Silver Stars, 4,000 Bronze Stars and 9,486 Purple Hearts.
wLwx7 TIL photography film was made with only Caucasian skin in mind and Kodak only really developed the technology to colour balance darker skin tone by chance- because of complaints over poor light calibration from makers of brown furniture.
e068b TIL Vanna White, the lady on Wheel of Fortune who touches the letters when contestants choose them, makes $8 million per year and has a net worth of $140 million
dD5bK TIL of a Victorian-era English recipe for a toast sandwich: Two pieces of bread with a slice of toast in between. Modern reviews have ranged from calling it “just not that good” to “an extravagance of blandness.”