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TIL that the iconic baker known as Betty Crocker never actually existed, and was merely a marketing tool created by General Mills.

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95ym TIL Abraham Lincoln dressed up as a Scottish immigrant in order to escape an assassination attempt on his way into Washington for his Inauguration.
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NAe TIL that Genghis Khan believed he was a punishment sent from God to the people he conquered
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0w5J5 TIL about Verrückt, which was the world‘s tallest Water Slide at 168ft 7in (51.38m), built by the water park Schlitterbahn. Two years after its opening, a 10-year-old boy was decapitated by the safety net. The owners were charged with manslaughter.