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TIL Napoleon's grandnephew was a US lieutenant.
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TIL about a boy who survived 45 minutes under icy water.
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TIL that Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson was Tim Burton's second choice to portray Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) as a backup in case Johnny Depp wasn't available.
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TIL Canada and the US share a number of "pene-exclaves" which are parts of a country that that can only be conveniently reached through the territory of another, such as Point Roberts, WASH and the Northwest Angle, MINN
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TIL that gin and tonic became a popular drink in tropical parts of the British empire because tonic was made with quinine powder from the bark of the Cinchona tree. Quinine has immense value in staving off malaria sickness.
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TIL Dr. Seuss cheated on his wife who had cancer. After his wife killed herself, after finding out about the affair, Dr. Seuss married his mistress