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TIL that the USSR has missiles pointed at a hot dog stand in the Pentagon because they believed it led to a top secret meeting room

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QQyE TIL females have spontaneous swelling of the clitoris during sleep or when waking up, which is equivalent to morning wood in males.
byOZ TIL that Robert Louis Stevenson, author of Treasure Island, formally donated his birthday by deed of gift to a friend’s daughter who felt cheated that her own birthday was December 25th.
WxgN TIL that Tim Curry was originally cast to portray the Joker in Batman: The Animated series, but he was replaced by Mark Hammil because his voice was too scary
YVbv TIL in 1944 a sixteen-year-old black student in Columbus, Ohio, won an essay contest on the theme ‘What to Do with Hitler after the War’ by submitting the single sentence, “Put him in a black skin and let him live the rest of his life in America.”
OG6xa TIL that there is an annual income requirement of 2000 pesos to become president of Argentina, placed in 1853. However since its not adjusted for inflation its the equivalent of $2.50 today instead of the original 3.3 kg of gold ($220,000)