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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: Shortly after Charles Manson was arrested he wrote to one of the "Manson Family" members from jail asking her to kill 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: Shortly after Charles Manson was arrested he wrote to one of the "Manson Family" members from jail asking her to assassinate Gerald 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 phrase "smoke-filled room" originated with the selection of Warren G. Harding as a compromise candidate for President in 1920 at the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago.
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TIL when exposed to heat, semen darkens on paper. This is why the substance was used as invisible ink by British spies during WWI.
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