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TIL everyone thought Abraham Lincoln was ugly, including himself. Once when he was accused of being “two-faced,” he replied, “If I had two faces, would I be wearing this one?”

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pYAl4 TIL That from the 1940s to the 1960s Lysol was used as contraception and a feminine hygiene product.
lo6JN TIL Wilma Rudolph had polio as an infant and was unable to walk properly until she was 11. For several years, her family had to massage her legs four times a day, and she had to wear a metal brace. In 1960, she became the first American woman to win three gold medals in an Olympic event.
9Y7bp TIL of Jallianwala Bagh massacre. On 13 April 1919, British Indian army opened fire on a crowd of unarmed Indian civilians killing at least 400 and injuring over 1000 people.
69Lo7 TIL there is a species of jumping spider in Africa which specializes in feeding on blood-filled female mosquitoes.
W76VL TIL about Maundy Money. In Britain, the day before Good Friday, the reigning monarch personally gives elderly parishioners a specially struck set of coins (with their combined value adding up to the monarch’s age). Recipients are chosen based on their service to the church or their diocese.