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TIL James Buchanan, the 5th American President regularly bought slaves in order to free them.

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pO6Z TIL humans are unlikely to sink entirely into quicksand due to the higher density of the fluid: quicksand has a density of about 2 grams per milliliter, while human density is only about 1 gram per milliliter. A human would descend about up to their waist, but no further.
5Ym0p TIL 33 actors from all the Star Trek series all starred in the cartoon Gargoyles (1994 - 1997). It also had 5 writers from Star Trek and two artists who had worked on the Marvel Star Trek comics.
l7MAN TIL Alexander the great named a city after his horse
vPjGr TIL the Beechcraft KingAir outsold all of its competitors… combined.
ANJj4 TIL Vincent van Gogh created around 2,100 artworks during his lifetime. This includes about 860 oil paintings and over 700 drawings. Despite his prolific output, he only gained widespread recognition and acclaim posthumously. Van Gogh’s artwork can be viewed on his official page.