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TIL the US presidential veto has a 96% success rate. Of 2574 vetoes Congress has only overturned 111.

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mxv7y TIL that during 1929-1932 Herbert Hoover deported over 1 million Mexican Americans because he believed them to be a cause of the Great Depression. An estimated 60% of those deported were actually U.S citizens.
eGD TIL Amelia Earhart most likely survived her plane crash and lived for a short while as a castaway on a small island in the south Pacific.
7rjjX TIL Venus Flytraps are only native to a region within a 120km (75mi) radius to Wilmington, North Carolina, USA, as opposed to a tropical region.
Pbnn TIL Kurt Gödel died of starvation when his wife was hospitalized. Gödel suffered from extreme paranoia and refused to eat food prepared by anyone else.
BgNee TIL, Before travelling to Venezuela, the US government suggests establishing a “proof of life” protocol with your loved ones, so that if you are taken hostage, your loved ones know specific questions (and answers) to ask the hostage-takers to be sure that you are alive.