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TIL that one U.S. Navy ship nearly killed FDR by accident… twice!

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oGe8 TIL that belief in dragons evolved independently in both Europe and China, and possibly the Americas and Australia as well
AN1yl TIL about Lucille Ricksen, a child star from the silent film era. She was often cast playing adults opposite fully grown men and her age was concealed from the public. She died at only 14. It’s believed that her mother and agents overworking her caused to her illness and early death.
x67B1 TIL: That the inventor of the Airplane and the Inventor of Cheez-Its lived across the street from each other. We were touring Orville Wright's home and learned that their neighbor across the street was Weston Green, who invented Cheez-Its.
pY9KN TIL John C Woods, the executioner for the Nuremberg trials intentionally botched several of the executions to make them suffer. Also lied about being a hangman in Texas and Oklahoma to get the job.
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