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TIL When the British burned down the White House in the War of 1812, first they ate the meal that was set out for the President

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grry8 TIL the Adam and Eve also existed within Canaanite mythology. Adam was a god who was sent down by the great gods to save the tree of of life, and the world, from the serpent.
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5Y8y9 TIL the first manned balloon flight in the United States would have failed if the pilot and the passenger had not removed all extra weight from the craft including their clothes and the contents of their bladders.
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