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TIL Former president Jimmy Carter is a 3x Grammy Winner and 9x Grammy Nominee. He is also the 3rd oldest person to ever win a Grammy

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pXy8 TIL after Mao received mangoes from the Pakistani foreign minister, mangoes became a sign of loyalty to Mao. Rallies were organized honoring mangoes. Half a million people greeted mango replicas when they arrived in Chengdu. One man compared a mango to a sweet potato and was executed.
4Xaa6 TIL that the Puritans got their name from their desire to have a completely Biblical "pure" church in England after the reformation.
KOxK4 TIL That koalas refuse to eat anything but Eucalyptus, a mildly toxic plant that gives them almost no energy, which is why they sleep so much. Also, if you stripped the tree and put it on a plate, the koala would stare at it and starve because it can't recognize it as food.
lNM5 TIL That Michael Jordan Had a “Love of the Game” clause in his Bulls contract that allowed him to play anywhere, anytime - an allowance that would be almost unheard of today
Empo TIL there are only 2 companies in the world still making vinyl record lacquer…and one is an elderly Japanese man doing it in his garage!