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TIL that Martin Van Buren was the only president that did not have English as his first language. He spoke Dutch.

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oL1r TIL John Wayne Gacy’s former attorney, Sam Amirante, who heard Gacy’s original confession to over 30 murders, later went on to author the Missing Child Recovery Act of 1984 which removed the 72-hour waiting period to begin the search for a missing child.
awX09 TIL that days before "Superman III" was going to start shooting, the director Richard Lester begged Christoper Reeves to return to his role as Superman, to save the movie from the producer's new choice for the role, Tony Danza.
Nnr6 TIL that Gene Wilder stopped making movies because he didn’t want to make films filled with violence, profanity and nudity.
ADAOn TIL a California man was stabbed to death by a rooster at an illegal cockfight he was attending.
Z8eQD TIL it is forbidden for Muslims to go to the Mosque after eating garlic, onions or other food of offensive smell