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TIL James Buchanan is the only American president who was never married.

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Y7RQP TIL the featured speaker at Gettysburg was Edward Everett, not Lincoln. He gave a 2 hour speech preceding the Gettysburg Address. After, he wrote to Lincoln "I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion, in two hours, as you did in two minutes."
8agwX TIL The hwacha was a rocket launcher from 15th century Korea, which fired up to 200 rocket-powered arrows.
VeMZ TIL the United States advanced billions of dollars to over 90 nations before, during and immediately after WWII, to friend and foe alike. Only one repaid their debt to the penny-Finland.
BrmQW TIL in California, agriculture accounts for 80% of state's water use. Only 20% goes to businesses and homes.
lpxa TIL the speech Eisenhower would have given if D-day had failed is only 66-words long.