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TIL That Grover Cleveland had cancer and had surgery in secret on his yacht. This was to avoid the stigma about cancer at the time.

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vkeB TIL that it is approximately 50% cheaper to drive an electric vehicle than it is to drive a vehicle that uses gasoline or diesel.
9blQ TIL After President Carter retired, he started an effort to eradicate the Guinea Worm, which infected millions of people with worms that slowly and painfully burrow out of the body over 3 months. By 2001, the infection rate was reduced by 98%, with 80% of the remaining cases in the Sudan warzone.
VB1LZ TIL Voltaire became extremely rich by taking advantage of a weakness in the French lottery system. In 1729, he collaborated with mathematician Charles Marie de La Condamine and others to make use of a profitable opportunity in the French national lottery.
LQYLV TIL the Union Jack is not symmetric
ykW8 TIL: Johnny Depp never travels without his Captain Jack Sparrow costume as he often surprises kids in the hospital by showing up as Captain Jack Sparrow. Said visits usually turn into two to three hour improv sessions which Depp finds “really fun”