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TIL Herbert Hoover was the first President to be born west of the Mississippi River.

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b95X4 TIL There was a Sicilian separatist movement after WW2 whose main goal was the annexation of Sicily to the USA as the 49th state, they got 8.8% of the votes in 1947's elections.
xVp9B TIL that the floating valve in toilets is called a "ballcock". Further, the man that invented its name is Thomas Crapper.
1dJ7 TIL Genghis Khan would marry off a daughter to the king of an allied nation, then assign his new son-in-law to military duty in the Mongol wars, while the daughter took over the king’s rule. Most sons-in-law died in combat, allowing him to build a shield around the Mongol lands.
QJOE6 TIL Juries have 12 people because of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles
gr8Oy TIL that from the early 1900s until about 1945, milk was commonly used to make many plastic ornaments, including buttons, decorative buckles, beads, fountain pens, and fancy comb and brush sets. Milk plastic (called casein plastic) was even used to make jewelry for Queen Mary of England!