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TIL: The first ever "selfie" was taken way back in 1839 by Robert Cornelius

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mxpy TIL that every president ever assassinated has tried to either put U.S. Dollar notes into circulation or end the private banking systems in the U.S.
ANMPa TIL Arthur Uther Pendragon, born John Timothy Rothwell, became convinced that he was the reincarnation of the mythical king after reading a book. He became a druid and formed the Loyal Arthurian Warband, a Druidic group focusing on environmentalism.
Rm99 TIL: Coach Stan Van Gundy was fined for saying NBA shouldn’t be playing games on Christmas Day
GGVE TIL After Franklin Roosevelt called Joe Kennedy, father of JFK, to Washington, D.C. to clean up the securities industry, somebody asked FDR why he had tapped such a crook. “Takes one to catch one,” replied Roosevelt.
GYJO7 TIL that nearly 150 years later, someone was killed by a cannonball from the American Civil War