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TIL the first President of Zimbabwe was called President Banana

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1gdd TIL that Jimmy Carter is behind the impending demise of the Guinea Worm, one of mankind’s oldest and most painful (and gross) parasites.
vPP0R TIL that the Buddhist 8-fold path is actually the 9-fold path but the last path is a choice between 2 paths. Kalachakra, the belief that all of time exists within your body, and Samadhi the belief that multiple people can work together under one single solar mind. Buddha was absorbed by both.
D1K7J TIL: the tv series Flipper only ran for 3 seasons, but made 88 episodes.
4Xa9w TIL the Mayans would use Chicle as a filling for tooth cavities. Chicle has a naturally high sugar content.
0w6VM TIL Congress wanted to replace the $1 bill. A report by congressional auditors claims that replacing dollar bills with dollar coins could save taxpayers $4.4 billion over 30 years. The coins last for decades, but the bills wear out and replaced every 4 or 5 years. Most Americans oppose the idea.