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TIL that Verne Troyer was born Amish

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xOa1 TIL of Daniel Sickles who murdered the son of Francis Scott Key across the street from the White House, lost his leg at Gettysburg, had an affair with the Queen of Spain, and died in his bed at 94.
wL1W TIL that The Guinness Book of Records was originally published by Guinness Breweries as a reference for settling pub arguments
xVr60 TIL that a topless, laid-back statue of Abraham Lincoln stands at a federal court in Los Angeles; sculptor James Lee Hansen explained in 1941 that "from a sculpturing standpoint, it’s better to show the body without any clothes, [so] that’s why I left ’em off"
v1mAL TIL about Missouri Compromise. It determined that in states located south of the 36°30' parallel, slavery was allowed. Every time the United States expanded west, two states would be created, one pro-slavery in the south and other anti-slavery in the north to keep the balance of power.
Dbxg TIL that the actor who killed Ricky in Boys in the Hood ended up being convicted of a double murder in real life and getting murdered himself in prison by his satanic cellmate.