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TIL Bald Eagles can swim and have a butterfly like stroke

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6Emm TIL The Mormon Church, through its political organization, the Kingdom of God, plans on gaining a political stronghold in the U.S. government. The goal is to “bring the United States Government under the rule of the priesthood.”
a8xZA TIL that Dolly Parton's 1972 song "My Tennessee Mountain Home" was named an official state song of Tennessee in 2022.
4kvlw TIL That Bosnia and Herzegovina is a semi-viceroy. They have a “High Representative” that can change laws and override the country’s presidents. This power is actually used
AN7E4 TIL when the 1991 Doors biopic was in development, John Travolta was one of the top picks to play Jim Morrison. Singer Bebe Buell recalled how she witnessed Travolta’s “unofficial” audition, and called it “mindblowing” how Travolta channeled Jim. The role later went to Val Kilmer.
8arlV TIL that in his later years, Mark Twain had a "disturbing passion for collecting young girls". By age 73 had collected ten schoolgirls, dubbed them his “angel-fish,” and awarded them membership in his Aquarium Club.