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TIL That Infamous Alabama Governor George Wallace Took The Oath of Office standing on a gold star, which marked the very spot that The President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis stood when he took the oath in 1861.

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NbR8 TIL the only person who voted against going to war with Japan was also the first female congressman. She also voted against WW1
1aLyr TIL that after being caught driving at 290km/h (180mph) in Switzerland, a man was fined $1,000,000, the most expensive speeding ticket ever given. He was driving so quickly that several older-model speed cameras were unable to detect him. The driver claimed that his cars speedometer was broken.
OowQ7 TIL, a group of zebras can be called a "dazzle" of zebras.
N7a71 TIL Fortunate turns of weather saved the Japanese town of Kokura from the atomic bomb, twice.
GbdJ TIL Some stripper poles actually spin, creating the illusion that the stripper herself is spinning around the pole that quickly