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TIL that after Lyndon Johnson died 1973, there were zero ex-presidents still living

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mAgR TIL on the day of Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination, he had narrowly missed a previous attempt which had injured his men. He decided to visit them in hospital and his driver took a wrong turn and stopped a few metres away from the assassin who promptly shot the Archduke.
YlZ TIL that Bruce Dickinson, the singer in Iron Maiden, used to fly Boeing 757s, has written 2 novels, has been a TV actor and presenter, owns/can drive a tank, and is an olympic-level fencer.
OMn1 TIL that Mao launched the ‘Hundred Flowers Movement’ in order to receive constructive criticism on how to change China and the CCP. Shortly after, he changed course and launched a campaing persecuting those who criticised him.
jNKap TIL Bullet proof vests are not reusable after being shot. They also cannot protect you from knifes.
9lRB TIL when Dr Seuss was stuck writing his books, he and his editor would go to a secret closet filled with hundreds of hats and wear them till the words came…