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TIL that Mcdonalds Chicken McNuggets almost never existed. Instead the fast food giant originally tried to feed us ‘onion nuggets’.

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kJV5d TIL, Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital? Jimmy Carter is also the 4th oldest living former head of state and the 26th oldest of all time—an impressive feat considering all those ahead of him reached 100.
R5WJw TIL one species of spider beetle can survive temperatures of up to 56 degrees Celsius.
W7448 TIL John Cena holds the record for the most wishes granted through the Make-A-Wish foundation, coming in at 650
5Ve9P TIL that there are no words in the English language that rhyme with month, orange, silver, or purple
4Dpo TIL the final song on Pink Floyd’s album “Atomic Heart Mother” -“Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast”- features a dripping sink at the end where on original vinyl copies, the effect was cut into the vinyl’s run-off groove, causing the dripping noise to play on infinitely until the stylus was removed