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TIL Jefferson Davis was never tried for treason in part because the federal government feared he may convince a jury that secession was not illegal.

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GApwQ TIL gas stoves are linked to nearly 13 percent of childhood cases of asthma in the United States
rNB4o TIL that during the Great Depression, there was a fleet of "book women" who delivered books to rural Appalachian communities. They rode 100 to 120 miles a week, on their own horses or mules, no matter the weather or terrain.
wpNM TIL Ewen MacDonald was hanged in 1752 but regained consciousness after being taken to the dissection theatre. When the surgeon who was meant to dissect his body discovered the supposedly dead man sitting upright on the operating table, he promptly bludgeoned MacDonald to death with a mallet.
Z815v TIL an American woman needed her husband's permission to open a bank account as recently as the 1960s
7kBP TIL Betty White is older than sliced bread