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TIL Jimmy Carter is the only US president who has reported seeing an UFO

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e1nL TIL jeans originally had that extra pocket “as a protective sleeve for cowboys’ pocket watches.”
Kv0a TIL that a drone bee’s family tree is a Fibonacci Sequence
pYd0b TIL 47% of bald eagles and 46% of golden eagles show signs of lead poisoning. Sources of lead into the ecosystem include bullets and fishing tackles.
ppr8 TIL the US Federal government did a survey of employee satisfaction. NASA had the highest, while Dept of homeland security had the lowest.
DYoY TIL Its not actually true that the US space program spent millions on developing a pen that worked in space, whereas the Russians just used a pencil. They both used pencils at first, but the shavings and chipped graphite floating around were harmful to the astronauts and computers