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TIL there are 17 Presidents of the United States of America that served the country without a Vice President.

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ADnRg TIL that on the first day the Suez Canal opened, Nov 17, 1869, a French ship named the Péluse ran aground and blocked the canal, forcing ships stuck in the canal to wait until the next morning when the Péluse was hauled away.
BkrD TIL in 1975 90% of Icelandic women refused to work, cook and look after children for a day to demonstrate the indispensable work of women for Iceland’s economy and society and to protest wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices
BnKW TIL some breweries and distilleries are turning to having on-site cats to help protect their expensive grains from rats. One brewery reported that since hiring their cats they’ve not seen a single rodent.
D1yQV TIL that as recently as 1999, it was commonly thought that babies can't feel pain until they're 1 year old. As a result, even open heart surgeries were done without any anaestesia (1987, US)
MeWXA TIL Lonesome George may not have been the last of his kind. Last year hybrid turtles were discovered on an isolated island which were found to be descendents from tortoises thought to be extinct, including Pinta Island ones which is where Lonesome George was from. So George's family line may live on