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TIL: A research that analyzed the birthdays of all 20 million husbands and wives in England and Wales failed to reveal any evidence of attraction or compatibility between people of particular star signs.

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awjkN TIL Jimmy Carter born October 1, 1924 as James Earl Carter Jr. In Plains, Georgia was the first U.S. President born in a hospital. He is also 6th cousins with Richard Nixon and 9th cousins 3 times removed with Bill Gates.
kjE5 TIL “public relations” is an anagram of “crap built on lies”
VM7d8 TIL that Waterloo, New York is considered the birthplace of the American holiday Memorial Day. It was first celebrated on May 5, 1866 with local business closing and residents decorating the graves of soldiers.
N7kWM TIL the first "smartphone" pre-dated the iPhone by 15 years.
KO494 TIL approximately 30 to 50% of East Asian are intolerant to alcohol due to a faulty version of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) gene. It may cause flushing on a person's face and body and other symptoms including nausea, headache and general physical discomfort after drinking alcohol.