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TIL Robert Todd Lincoln, son of Abraham Lincoln, was saved from a train accident by Edwin Booth, the brother of John Wilkes Booth.

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QWK9 TIL in WWII a woman-only Soviet bomber regiment were nicknamed the “Night Witches” by German soldiers. For a successful bombing run, the Witches would cut the engine of their archaic and noisy aircraft. Gliding in, they would release their bombs before the enemy even knew they were there.
rNpRe TIL that Pule cheese is the most expensive cheese in the world, made from donkey milk and valued at around $600 per pound.
W7xxX TIL Boston had a horse-drawn railway system that predated its current subway in the 1850s
Egrwp TIL about the Horsey Horseless, an early car that had a wooden horse’s head attached to it
xVry5 TIL that Hollywood Records, which is owned by Disney, released a Insane Clown Posse album in June 1997. Hollywood Record pulled the album from the shrlves within hours.