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TIL that President Jimmy Carter didn’t like a magazine picture of a drug lord so he ordered his prosecution to the maximum extent of the law.

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9a9G TIL that chicken feathers can be processed into a biodegradable plastic-like material and are used in products as varied as dishes, circuit boards, beauty products, and boat construction.
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W77NL TIL about the Brahminy Blind Snake, a species of snake the size of an earthworm and can be found on every continent
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