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TIL that Martin Van Buren, the eighth president of the United States, was the first to be born a US citizen. All presidents prior were born British subjects.

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1Gn4 TIL that in many South Park episodes A-star celebrities star in non-speaking roles. Jerry Seinfeld once offered to lend his voice for an episode, but declined to appear when he was only offered the role as “Turkey #2”.