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TIL that only half of Americans believe global warming is caused by human actions.

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Z8Wwp TIL Former US President Andrew Jackson was approached by a man who pulled a gun on him.The man pulled the trigger and shot at him but misfired, he then took another gun out of his pocket and and pulled the trigger but that gun also misfired.Jackson who was 67 at that time then beat him with his cane
RKP1 TIL that a duel between three people is actually called a truel.
X0pO6 TIL about Skeeter syndrome, a severe allergic reaction to mosquito (skeeter) bites
Br86y TIL about Gustave the Crocodile. Estimated to be over eighteen feet long, and weighing more than a ton, Gustave allegedly killed over 300 people. It has bullet scars from failed attempts on its life. It's so large that it's forced to attack larger prey. It's still on the loose, and is still growing.
wLkdP TIL the slogan of the revolver Colt used to be "God created men, Colt made them equal..."