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TIL Prescott Bush (Grandfather of George W.) was involved in a plot to overthrow the U.S. government and replace it with a fascist dictatorship in 1933.

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j6yRp TIL In the 1870s, the city of Liège, Belgium tried to train 37 cats to deliver the mail. It was unsuccessful.
4XGK5 TIL Wild cauliflower is yellow. Sun exposure changes the cauliflower head from white to yellow. Farmers individually wrap the leaves of the plant around the cauliflower to prevent the color change. The color change doesn't affect the veggie's taste but it does affect customers desire to buy it.
gMWdD TIL that the band playing most of the songs on Michael Jackson's Thriller album was Toto.
6gdY TIL that we put a man on the moon before luggage wheels were invented.
nWjgP TIL that DFIA (prev. Munchausen by proxy) is one of the most lethal forms of child abuse, with a 6-10% child mortality rate; 25% of siblings of FDIA child victims were also found to be deceased. The only known treatment is separating child from the abusive caregiver, and caregivers rarely improve.