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TIL former first lady Helen Herron Taft declared that all waiters in the White House would need to have a full head of hair, and banned all bald-headed butlers from the dining room.

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mxNkp TIL that Vermont is the whitest state in America (96%), while Hawaii is the least (24%)
7NXM TIL Jon Miller, a professional baseball player, hit a home run his first at bat and his final at bat. These were the only 2 of his career.
KYrNB TIL a 1553 world map published by Petrus Apianus called North America "Baccalearum", meaning "realm of the Cod fish", in reference to the abundance of cod fish on the East Coast.
w7L6 TIL in 2001 woman stabbed her partner, skinned him and then tried to feed him to his children
Lkny0 TIL In 1911 The Rigby family included their cat Tom in their census form. 'Tom Cat' was listed as being an 8-year old, married Mouse-Catcher, Soloist and Thief with 16 children. His birthplace was listed as Cheshire and he was described as being 'speechless' in the infirmity section of the form.