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TIL that the same Rhode Island farmer brought a turkey to the White House every year for 40 years straight. His death in 1913 set off a free-for-all in which numerous farmers tried to be the one to supply the annual holiday turkeys to the president.

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XEAdr TIL the band Kansas got their record deal by posting signs that said free beer when they knew a producer was coming to their show. They had a huge crowd and the producer thought that if they could draw a crowd like that he should sign them.
QNa1e TIL that Tesla has the highest fatality rate of all car brands and is twice the average rate, meaning you’re far more likely to die in a Tesla.
Oo6DX TIL of Virginia Wade who makes $30K a month writing Bigfoot porn erotica
jNQRv TIL in 1909 two Latvian anarchists stole 80 pounds worth of coins from a factory across from a police station in London, sparking a two-hour chase now known as the Tottenham Outrage. The chase involved a football charging into a marsh at one point, among other incidents.
8aK1V TIL that in order for Voldemort’s name to spell out to “Je Suis Voldemort” in the French translations of Harry Potter, they had to make his middle name ‘Elvis’