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TIL that Franklin D. Roosevelt likely had Guillain-Barré Syndrome, not Polio.

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N77E8 TIL the Miss South Carolina teen who became an internet meme for her incomprehensible answer contemplated suicide after her pageant flub
p8PBZ TIL that a £1,000,000 and £100,000,000 banknote exists from the Bank of England. Whilst offically non-circulating, the notes were traded between banks which led to a robbery in 1990, where £292 million were stolen. 2 of the £1,000,000 notes are still unfound.
dDj0E TIL that the rumor that “Mama” Cass Elliot died by choking on a ham sandwich was started by her manager and one of her friends, who later claimed they were trying to protect Cass from being linked to drug use.
MAa0 TIL An Iranian fighter attempted to down a UFO. He instead immediately lost all communications, weapons, and instrumentation, which were purely mechanical.
KYVkR TIL While in Italy, La Cosa Nostra boss Vito Genovese ordered the assassination of an anti-fascist reporter living in America - Carlo Tresca - to impress dictator Benito Mussolini.