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TIL that Jimmy Carter saw a UFO in 1969

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691Z7 TIL that in 1805, President Thomas Jefferson, is believed to have hosted White House's first iftar — the sunset meal to break daily fasts during Ramadan.
1VkX TIL that work on the first commercial home video game console began in 1966. There was a working prototype completed by 1968, and it was released in 1972 as the Magnavox Odyssey.
e01aL TIL in 1945 a malfunctioning toilet forced a German U-boat to the surface off the coast of Scotland after the commander accidentally let water into the boat that came into contact with batteries causing the boat to fill with chlorine gas. It was promptly attacked and sunk by a British aircraft.
Vrp8 TIL people can learn to use echolocation so well that they can climb mountains and bike on streets blind
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