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TIL that President McKinley was supposed to meet the inventor of the bullet proof vest to try the new invention but never made it because he was shot to death by a bullet that would have easily been stopped by the vest

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E167W TIL a golfer can possess only one Masters green jacket. If a golfer wins multiple Masters they just award the winner the same jacket. The winner also can't hold onto their jacket and must return it to the clubhouse.
8a7mG TIL that the Hershey Company runs a free private boarding school for underprivileged students. The endowment is backed by the full faith and credit of The Hershey Company and every part of the student experience from athletics to college visits is paid for by The Hershey Company
ypY8 TIL about the oldest surgeon of Russia, 87 years old, who still holds more than a hundred operations a year, with zero fatality.
VMGbD TIL The United States has no official language at the federal level. Hawaii recognised Hawaiian Pidgin English and South Dakota made Sioux an official language.
nVEW TIL Violent, often fatal, attacks on homeless Americans outnumber all other categories of hate crimes combined.