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Today I learned Jimmy Carter was lowered into a Nuclear Reactor to help repair it.

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D1wrj TIL: Millionaire neighbors protested George Lucas' plans to build a movie studio on his property due to the possibility of increased traffic hurting their quality of life. Lucas got revenge by abandoning the studio project and planning to use his land to build 224 affordable homes.
X0eYr TIL in 1972, Joanne Pierce Misko, a former nun and teacher, was one of the first two women to become an FBI agent.
LkWB0 TIL in France the butter content of a croissant is indicated by its shape. As a matter of law, only croissants made with butter can be shaped straight. Croissants made with margarine or other fats have their ends curled in.
gMdaA TIL that Volvo opened up the patent for three-point seatbelt cause "it had more value as a free life saving tool than something to profit from"
jNwKN TIL that cement is the most widely used material in existence and the most-used resource in the world, second only to water.