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TIL that Richard Nixon is the only former U.S. president to refuse protection from the Secret Service after leaving office. He called the program, which provides lifetime protection to all former presidents, a waste of money.

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PYEBg TIL that none of the actors in the infamous “War of the Worlds” radio broadcast from 1938 intended for the citizens of America to take it as seriously as they did, considering that many of the scripts were improvised and most of the sound effects came from houseware items
oBg7A TIL Eddie Anderson was the first black man to have a horse run in the Kentucky Derby. Because of segregation Anderson stayed with civil rights leader Mae Street Kidd in Louisville. When Anderson's horse won a race he dressed up as a Kentucky colonel at MGM and only answered to 'Colonel Rochester'
rNyB1 TIL It is common for insects to live in your pepper-based spice jars, including paprika, cayenne, and chili powder. The pepper family contain the nutritional requirements necessary for multiple generations of stored product beetles to successfully sustain life
VBgnZ TIL that 12 million barrels of oil are used to produce plastic bags in the U.S.
woL6o TIL the state of Florida has a Python Elimination Program where they pay by length for individuals to hunt pythons