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TIL the Herbert Hoover spoke fluent Chinese.

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e6X5 TIL Brazil nut allergy is the only one where the triggering protein can be sexually transmitted ie. you can die having sex with a person who ate them
epnMb TIL the “New York, New York” song sung by Frank Sinatra was actually a cover song! The original was released by Liza Minnelli in 1977
kbD1 TIL that in 2016, two recreational divers in Israel stumbled upon a Roman shipwreck filled with bronze statues and coins featuring Constantine the Great. Estimated to be 1,600 years old, archaeologists called the discovery ‘The Biggest Find in 30 Years’
lVXr TIL There hasn’t been a president with a beard in 103 years
MZJW TIL that during a critical moment in the Apollo 13 mission the Soviet Union discontinued radio transmissions in the frequency bands used by Apollo to prevent radio interference