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TIL that the son of Alexander Hamilton successfully represented Aaron Burr’s wife in her divorce case against him

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oBWgo TIL in 1900, when submarines were being introduced to navies, Admiral Arthur Wilson called them underhanded, threatening to hang enemy sub crews as pirates. So, in 1914, when Max Horton commanded Britain's first sub engagement against the Germans, he ordered his crew to fly a Jolly Roger.
X0a58 TIL that "Fuller" (the kid that wets the bed) in Home Alone 1 & 2 is actually Macaulay Culkin's real brother - Kieran Culkin
6EP4Q TIL Nestlé once gave mothers in third world nations baby formula which lasted just long enough for their breast milk to run which caused infant deaths due to lack of ability and knowledge to properly prepare the formula
D1xbV TIL there’s an orangutan at the San Diego Zoo that likes to sneak out of his cage at night and wander the park, then sneak back in the morning
m1vyo TIL that Taco Bell was founded by Glen Bell, who opened the first Taco Bell in 1962, after previously running taco stands called Taco Tia and El Taco. The original walk-up window location served tostadas, burritos, frijoles, chiliburgers, and tacos, all for 19 cents.