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TIL of the Teapot Dome Scandal: Between 1921-1923 during Harden's presidency, the Secretary of the Interior, Albert Fall, secretly leased federal oil reserves to the Mammoth Oil Company in exchange for $200k worth of liberty bonds. He became the first Cabinet secretary to go to prison.

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p8Pb8 TIL that some baby turtles talk to each other while they are still in their eggs so that they all hatch together.
NX4yQ TIL that during World War II, Mexico contributed a squadron of P-47 fighters to the war against Japan - and they were the only military unit to ever fight outside of Mexico's borders.
j6pwR TIL about Reba Z. Whittle, an American flight nurse who, in 1944, became the only military female prisoner of war in the European Theater of World War 2. The German doctor who treated her injuries said:"Too bad having a woman as you are the first one and we don't know exactly what to do."
5Y4L8 TIL: J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis both once went to a party dressed as polar bears. It was not a fancy dress party
loYBa TIL in curling, good sportsmanship and politeness are essential. Congratulating opponents and abstaining from trash talk are part of what's known as the "Spirit of Curling."