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Things I Learned This Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* James Garfield was the last president to be born in a log cabin. (Courtesy: Candice Millard)

* A woman, Lyudmila Pavlichenko, was the first Soviet citizen to meet a US president. (Courtesy: Wikipedia)

* In 1994, the United States banned the import of China-made assault weapons. (Courtesy: NYT)

Things I Learned this Week

Among the things I learned this week:
* Non-essential residential and commercial construction was halted during World War II. (Courtesy: New York Review of Books)

* You can buy golf-cart insurance. (Courtesy: Progressive)

* Pert Plus is one of the few shampoos that will lather in salt water. (Courtesy: EG)