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TIL that Texas has its own dialect of German

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e0YEg TIL Harry Truman dreamed of attending West Point and becoming a career Army officer, but although he passed the written test, he failed the eye exam and was denied entry. Undeterred from the desire to serve, in 1905 he memorized the eye chart and joined the National Guard.
Yp0OW TIL There are no laws against cannibalism in the United States. However, laws against murder, battery and desecration of corpses make it impossible to eat someone legally.
yVWRJ TIL the first eclipse to be known in advance of its occurrence happened in 585 BC and was accurately predicted by Thales of Miletus. The methods he used for his prediction remain unknown.
6ELZl TIL the voice actor for Scruff McGruff the crime dog was sentenced to 16 years in prison after police found over 1,000 marijuana plants, guns, a grenade launcher and ammo in his home.
e0vB6 TIL that Nicolas Cage was officially cast as Superman for a cancelled 1997 film. The movie, Superman Lives, was set to be directed by Tim Burton