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TIL: The words "senile" and "senator" are based on the same Latin root word meaning "old man"

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TIL: Shortly after Charles Manson was arrested he wrote to one of the "Manson Family" members from jail asking her to assassinate President Ford. She approached Ford and pointed a gun at his face but was tackled to the ground by secret service agents after her gun misfired.

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TIL: The words "senile" and "senator" are based on the same Latin root word meaning "old man"	13
TIL: Shortly after Charles Manson was arrested he wrote to one of the "Manson Family" members from jail asking her to assassinate President Ford. She approached Ford and pointed a gun at his face but was tackled to the ground by secret service agents after her gun misfired.	1