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TIL There hasn’t been a president with a beard in 103 years

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AVwB TIL Seinfeld’s iconic theme song was not recorded on a slap bass and each episode had a unique intro that synced with with Jerry’s stand-up routine
Z1LD TIL the author of Elizabeth Taylor’s obituary in the New York Times died six years before Taylor herself passed away.
nebL7 TIL televangelist Pat Robertson had extensive business with West African warlord Charles Taylor, who "has been found responsible for aiding and abetting as well as planning some of the most heinous and brutal crimes in recorded human history" and sentenced to 50 years for crimes against humanity.
woLEM TIL the Scandinavian word for Polar Bear is Isbjørn/ Isbjörn. It literally means "Ice Bear."
WkKAB TIL that pigeons don't have external sexual organs, so mating is accomplished by pressing their anal tracts ("cloacas") together.