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TIL that former US Presidents can be elected again if they were only elected for 1 term. Jimmy Carter is the only living, former US President that could technically be President again.

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ORwa TIL of Death Valley Unified School District, which covers 6000sq miles but serves only 60 students, making both one of the largest and smallest districts in the USA. It is also the only district with a school inside a national park.
R5dj6 TIL:Theodore Roosevelt beat up a man and locked him in a shed afterwards
9YQWr TIL because of his popularity, when Bruce Lee died, filmmakers in China and Taiwan created an exploitation sub-genre devoted to action films starring Lee lookalikes called Bruceploitation.
8aEgZ TIL that China experienced an episode of mango hysteria in 1968. Upon receiving them as diplomatic gifts, Mao had them distributed across the country where songs, poems, rallies and altars were built in the mangoes’ honor. A dentist was even executed for comparing a mango to a sweet potato.
jEoa TIL that Americans who listened to the first Kennedy-Nixon debate on the radio felt that Nixon had won while those who watched it on television were sure that Kennedy had won. This was because, where Nixon had eloquence and debate skills, Kennedy had charm and showmanship.