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TIL all of Jimmy Carter's siblings and father died from pancreatic cancer

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8JKL TIL:Daylight Savings costs the U.S. an estimated $434 million in lost productivity and decreased health.
XE9OX TIL that Remoras (suckerfish) stick to sharks with the back of their heads, not with their mouths.
GAD0N TIL: Despite being shown rolling in Western Films and in Desert Scenes, Tumbleweed is native to Russia and is an highly invasive species in the United States.
kOjnB TIL that the Sackbut likely got its name from the French terms 'sacquer' and 'bouter', which describe the motions of pushing and pulling used while playing the instrument.
kOaj5 TIL that the 'super-banana,' a genetically modified fruit from Australia that contains increased levels of vitamin A, could help prevent thousands of Ugandan children from going blind and dying from Vitamin A deficiencies