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TIL: Upon leaving the presidency in 1953, President Truman and his wife Bess drove themselves back home to Independence, Missouri.

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J9dm TIL that Senator Strom Thurmond got married at the ages of 44 and 66. Both times were to a 22 year old winner of the Miss South Carolina beauty pageant.
VBrjp TIL that until the Civil War, American currency was made only the form of silver or gold coins. Though the colonial Continental Congress briefly issued paper currency, it wasn't until 1862 that Congress authorized the use of paper currency as legal tender for any debts
neLEb TIL that the sushi is tested in a wind tunell, and those prepared by a skilled sushi master can withstand winds up to 90 Km/hr without falling apart.
QNXNM TIL that in 1882, British socialite and actress Lillie Langtry began appearing on posters for Pears soap, making her the first celebrity to do a product endorsement.
Vrp8 TIL people can learn to use echolocation so well that they can climb mountains and bike on streets blind