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TIL that US presidents used to give out special presidential packs of cigarettes to guests boarding Air Force One, they were later changed to packs of presidential M&M's over health concerns

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Ypygx TIL that Toots & the Maytals made an unsuccessful attempt to get in the Guinness Book by recording, pressing and distributing a new album in 24hrs. Despite the fact that they managed, they did not get the record because nobody had notified Guinness book organization prior to the event.
o1nK TIL that it is illegal to die in a town in Italy
xVn97 TIL that particularly destructive named hurricanes will have their names removed from recurring lists for naming storms
v1a84 TIL Mister Rogers always mentioned out loud that he was feeding his fish because a young blind viewer once asked him to do so. She wanted to know the fish were OK.
xvv1 TIL according to Norse mythology, the wolf Fernir was so powerful that dwarves created a special binding made of the roots of a mountain, the sound of a cat’s footfall, the beard of a woman, and the breath of a fish to tie him down…this is why these things no longer exist in the world