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TIL- The 26th President of the United States, Teddy Roosevelt, regularly staged boxing matches in the White House and took on anyone he could- including professional boxers.

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8e8wL TIL since 2009, the names of planets from the Dune novels have been adopted for the real-world nomenclature of plains and other features on Saturn's moon Titan, like Arrakis Planitia.
Akxl TIL while looking for a lost hammer with a metal detector in 1993, a man in England found the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold ever discovered in Britain. It was worth £1.75m (£2.66m today).
l7EDK TIL Singer Teena Marie suffered a serious blow to the head,while sleeping, from a large frame in a hotel room that might have contributed to her death.
KOWYa TIL that people in sotland have 421 words for snow!
6EVvl TIL the BBB is a a "Pay to Play" scam site that will give any business an "A" rating that pays them $425, and an F rating if they don't pay.