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TIL: The Old-School Soup Loved By President Taft That's Now Illegal To Serve In Several States

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QJjZ6 TIL the voice of the primary Soviet radio announcer during WW2, a Jewish man named Yuri Levitan, was so unique and inspiring that Hitler personally placed a bounty (250,000 Reichsmarks, which is roughly $1.3 million dollars in today’s currency) on him.
9wlPM TIL about Mark Twain’s proposed Philippines flag during U.S. territorial expansion: an altered U.S. Flag with black stripes instead of white and skull and crossbones instead of stars.
oRDdr TIL that during WWII, the British developed a covert pistol called the 'Welrod'. This bolt-action, integrally suppressed firearm was so quiet that it could eliminate a target without alerting nearby enemies.
R7gw6 TIL President Ulysses Grant was arrested by the DC police for speeding, taken into custody, and released with a fine. His horse and carriage were also seized and he had to walk back to the White House.
XEd1Q TIL that Eddie Vedder of Pearl Jam was smoking so much pot that he installed a fireman's pole in his home so he can get to his studio faster so he doesn't forget ideas for songs/lyrics he's creating.