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TIL Roosevelt was the longest-serving U.S. president and the only one to have served more than two terms, before the official implementation of term limits

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M1pV TIL that President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote three pages of detailed instructions for how his funeral should proceed, and locked them in the White House safe. They weren’t discovered until after he was buried.
p8En8 TIL the “Amoks” were Indonesian warriors the Portuguese observed “going into a trance like state” before battle, where they were uncontrollable - hence the phrase, “running amok”
e0Rv5 TIL there are 'super-recognisers'. These people are so good at remembering faces, even after a fleeting glance, that law enforcement employs them. They were responsible for identifying the two men who poisoned Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.
4XawJ TIL: Religious people are much more likely to give to secular causes than non-religious. Less than half of Americans who “never” attend religious services give any money at all. People who attend services 27-52 times per year give money to secular charities in two thirds of cases.
6Ebmw TIL actor Joe Manganiello has been Dungeon Maser for a two-year Dungeons & Dragons campaign featuring Vince Vaughn, Tom Morello, D.B. Weiss & David Benioff, James Gunn, WWE's 'The Big Show' and more.