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TIL that President Harding served bootleg liquor to his guests in the White House during Prohibition, after he voted for it as a senator

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9wvmM TIL that in 1984, an elephant in a German zoo killed 3 hippos by opening a water valve while playing and thus filling their pool with 55°C hot water. The water generated steam that interfered with their breathing, and the hippos (two adults and one baby) died of shock.
JRVl TIL that because of his appalling personal hygeine, Steve Jobs was asked to work the night shift at Atari.
d0EE TIL Julie Andrews (Mary Poppins) has a 4 octave vocal range
rVn0 TIL in the United States any violent crime committed with a gun equipped with a suppressor has a minimum prison sentence of 30 years.
M7ejV TIL that black bears are thriving in New Jersey and have been seen in all 21 of the states counties.