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TIL that George H.W. Bush thought about naming Clint Eastwood as his running mate.

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K9GQ TIL that in 2009, 3 Monarch caterpillars were sent into space and returned safely as butterflies in 2010.
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9YZYQ TIL that in 2005, the Republic of Fiji lost it's declaration of independence from Britain. After five long years of searching, Fiji's government finally turned to Britain, who provided them with a photocopy.
8a59G TIL there was a 1920 novel about Abraham Lincoln's mother titled 'The Matrix.'
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