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TIL that Jamaica has a national bobsleigh team. Since its debut in 1988, they have represented their country in the Winter Olympics seven times—six times for the men's team, and once for the women's team.

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4Gjw TIL that Jimmy Carter’s daughter Amy attended majority African American public schools in Washington while he was president, not private schools like the children of most other recent presidents
b6Zaa Today I learned that the world's smallest mammal is the bumblebee bat, which weighs less than a penny and can fit on the end of your finger.
5VAZp TIL that the American Rock Band ‘The Postal Service’ was sent a cease and desist letter by the United States Postal Service for trademark infringement of their name. After negotiations, the USPS allowed the band to use their name in exchange for playing a free show at their national conference.
woXW7 TIL that James Lovelock, an English scientist, performed experiments regarding the cryopreservation of small rodents. His work found that hamsters could successfully be revived with no adverse effects after having 60% of the fluids in their brain frozen. The hamsters were thawed using microwaves.
KOmKa TIL Thomas Mundy Peterson of Perth Amboy, New Jersey was the first African-American to vote in an election under the just-enacted provisions of the 15th Amendment to the United States Constitution. His vote was cast on March 31, 1870. He was also the city's first colored person to serve on a jury.