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TIL that before he became President, Grover Cleveland had an affair with a woman which resulted in her becoming pregnant, and in order to cover up the scandal he had her committed & her child sent to an orphanage.

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PYPge TIL Epona was one of the only Celtic goddesses to be worshiped all around the Roman Empire (and not just the name of Link's horse)
XElZR TIL human eggs are visible to the naked eye.
KOnEG TIL every year an estimated 100,000 golf balls are retrieved from the water surrounding the famous 17th "island" hole on the TPC Sawgrass course.
ADOOd TIL Dirk Willems was jailed for his devotion to being an Anabaptist. He escaped from prison, but when the guard pursuing him fell through the ice, but Willems turned around to save the guard. Because of this act of heroism, the guard recaptured Willems, and Willems was burned at the stake.
4XPba TIL After Polio started spreading, swimming pools and movie theaters were closed every summer for forty years.