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

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Egp6P TIL that Nutella and other chocolate hazelnut spreads are derivatives of the Italian Gianduja spread. Chocolate hazelnut spreads differ from Gianduja in that vegetable oils are used to stretch it further, instead of using actual cocoa and hazelnut butter as in Gianduja.
wooaP TIL all of Oklahoma's "Unassigned Lands" were settled in one day. At high noon on April 22, 1889, approx. 50k settlers lined up, and a starting gunshot was fired. They raced chaotically to claim the lands (taken back from Indigenous tribes), and by the end of the day, nearly 2M acres were claimed
v11dK TIL that Brian Thompson, who played the villain in the 1986 film "Cobra," had to deliver his final monologue to the script supervisor instead of Sylvester Stallone, who was busy watching a basketball game.
4X9ka TIL that advanced robotics startup RoboKind is working with up to 50 school districts to subsidize $500,000 in software development education.
nexOo TIL of Phineas Gage, a man who had a large metal rod go completely through his head and destroy his brain’s left frontal lobe. Miraculously he survived, and was able to recover his social skills over time although people noted changes to his personality, behavior, and memory.