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TIL that Franklin Roosevelt most likely had Guillane-Barre syndrome rather than polio

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yQwxM TIL there is a Mummified head of a 17th Century Saint on display in a church in Ireland. Catholic relics are an interesting topic to delve into.
KZR TIL in New York the penalty for jumping off a building is Death
16V5V TIL in 1982, Linn Electronics released the LinnDrum drum machine as a cheaper and more widely produced product than its predecessor, the 1980 Linn LM-1. The LinnDrum then became a staple of ‘80s music, and was used by artists like Prince, MJ, Kate Bush, Fleetwood Mac, John Carpenter, and more.
m1xxR TIL the animals at the Biblical Zoo of Jerusalem keep Passover---four to six weeks before the holiday, all feed is switched from wheat-based to rice-based
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