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TIL that in 1947, U.S. House Minority Leader Sam Rayburn was gifted a 1947 Cadillac Fleetwood Series 62 from 142 Democratic congressmembers and 50 Republican congressmembers. Each congressmen donated $25 to circumvent Rayburns personal rule of not accepting gifts more than $25.

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Submitted by FranklinDRoosevelt32 t3_107j100 on January 9, 2023 at 4:42 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that when he was 27 years old, Grover Cleveland met Frances Folsom, the infant daughter of his good friend Oscar Folsom. When Oscar died in 1875, Cleveland became Frances's guardian. Ultimately, the two married in 1886; Cleveland was 49 and Folsom was 21.

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Submitted by FranklinDRoosevelt32 t3_ym082d on November 4, 2022 at 2:16 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that in 1979, a charity special episode of the academic student quiz show "It's Academic" was held between a team of three Democratic U.S. Senators, three Republican U.S. Senators, and three members of the press. The special was handily won by the press team.

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Submitted by FranklinDRoosevelt32 t3_z87wl6 on November 29, 2022 at 10:12 PM in todayilearned

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TIL that among the thousands of fans who were in attendance for the Beatles iconic Shea Stadium Concert were Linda Eastman and Barbara Bach. Linda would later marry Paul McCartney in 1969, and Barbara would go on to marry Ringo Starr in 1981.

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Submitted by FranklinDRoosevelt32 t3_xx6czb on October 6, 2022 at 2:16 PM in todayilearned

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