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TIL that F.D.R was directly responsible for founding The March of Dimes, which prompted the U.S. Government to place his image on the dime in 1946. The charity was started by friend of Roosevelt, Basil O'Conner to raise money for the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.

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4X6RJ TIL that lawyer and political commentator Barbara Olson was flying to California on September 11th, 2001 to be a panelist on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher. She was on AA Flight 77 which was hijacked and flown into the Pentagon. Maher left a panel chair empty for a week in her memory.
rRgBM TIL Ron Popeil was a college drop out and his Showtime Rotisserie & BBQ sold over eight million units in the US alone
69YNw TIL Octopus Wrestling was a famous sport back in the 60s.
d84pr TIL that Wisconsin has the same number of bars as California despite a population that’s 85% smaller. 1 bar for every 1,862 residents compared to California’s 1 for every 11,962 residents.
AD5gn TIL when Stan Lee was designing Spider-Man, his publisher told him "Stan, that is the worst idea I have ever heard. First of all, people hate spiders, so you can’t call a book Spider-Man. Secondly he can’t be a teenager—teenagers can only be sidekicks. And third, he can’t have personal problems.