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TIL that Lt. Quentin Roosevelt was shot down and killed during the First World War and buried by the German military, making him the only son of a President to die in combat.

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OGbB6 TIL about Jonathan, a 192 year old Seychelles Giant Tortoise who is the oldest living land animal
9g6D TIL expectant mothers who eat licorice candy can unknowingly lower the IQs of their unborn children. The candy has been linked to lower IQs and behavioral problems in the children of mothers who ate it in large amounts. (100g a week)
P9VJ TIL when asked how her prison stay was going, Martha Stewart replied “My nickname is M Diddy”
Qk6e TIL that Hitler orchestrated what was the most powerful anti-smoking movement in the world during the 1930s and early 1940s
GYrOj TIL Ernest Hemingway created a hamburger recipe with 10 ingredients including India relish, wine, and a beaten egg