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TIL no POTUS has been an only child.

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DARY TIL in 1892, during a massive general labor strike in New Orleans, white and black workers united in an effort to gain better working conditions. Although commercial representatives tried to divide the workers by race, spreading stories of ‘negro mobs’ victimizing whites, the workers remained united
78G8p TIL that this terrifying insect (Scutigera coleoptrata - house centipede) is actually your best friend and if you find one in your house you should leave it to its business of relentlessly hunting roaches, termites, bedbugs and etc. They're non-aggressive, not harmful, and don't build nests.
pYwWQ TIL one of The Rock's earliest acting roles was fighting Seven of Nine on Star Trek: Voyager
6EKjJ TIL that a species of pine beetle has been devastating trees in the Rocky Mountain region as the climate warms
oRnY8 TIL the renowned architect Buckminster Fuller experienced an epiphany around age 32 where he felt himself suspended several feet above the ground in a white sphere of light. A voice said things like, "You think the truth. You do not have the right to eliminate yourself. You belong to the universe."