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TIL that when Thomas Edison was confined to a wheelchair in the last years of his life, his friend Henry Ford bought one too, so that they could have wheelchair races

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5YdKR TIL that for the private citizen, there are no penalties for violating the US flag code. And that, "the Flag Code serves as a guide to be followed on a purely voluntary basis to insure proper respect for the flag."
e0644 TIL in the original airing of “Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer,” Rudolph visited the island of Misfit Toys and promised to help them, but never actually did. Tons of children wrote to Rankin-Bass, concerned for the toys, and got the company to make another scene showing the toys had been saved.
MewbK TIL there were large groups of Nazi sympathizers and anti-semites holding rallies in major cities across the US during the 1930s. City leaders and Jewish community leaders turned to Jewish gangsters who organized attacks on the organizations during their public events nationwide.
GlWQ TIL that Polish prostitutes hang out in the forests surrounding Warsaw and because they are not taxed, those who cite prostitution as a profession are required to provide photos and client testimonials to tax authorities
yQnRl TIL Millennium '73, a festival at the Houston Astrodome organized by the followers of 15-year-old guru Maharaj Ji, was promoted as "the most significant event in human history which would usher in a thousand years of peace." It featured big-band music and drew between 10,000 and 35,000 attendees.