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TIL that Franklin Roosevelt, paralyzed by polio at 39, defied odds as a lifelong paraplegic, steering the U.S. through tumultuous times, including World War II, from his wheelchair in the White House

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69e5J TIL about The Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, an elite Danish naval unit that conducts long-range reconnaissance patrolling, and enforces Danish sovereignty in the Arctic wilderness of northern and eastern Greenland.
WkeGo TIL In the ancient Roman city of Puteoli there was an octopus that would sneak into kitchens through the sewer and eat pickled fish.
8ePR4 TIL that the world's largest snowflake ever recorded was 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick. It fell in Montana in 1887 and still holds the world record.
DAg TIL that Jesse Owens said “Hitler didn’t snub me–it was FDR who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send me a telegram,” and that Owens was cheered enthusiastically by 110,000 people in Berlin, but couldn’t even stay in the same hotels as whites in America.
aPj9 TIL that there is a parody religion that instructs its followers to reject regular employment. Church heads also claim that their faux founder can time travel, which explains changes to religious doctrines from time to time.