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TIL President Jimmy Carter advocated citizens to advance global peace and hospitality through the Friendship Force. Anyone can join.

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OoQm7 TIL Between 1900 and 2000, the increase in world population was three times greater than during the entire previous history of humanity—an increase from 1.5 to 6.1 billion in just 100 years.
VMR4D TIL that dogs, just like humans, can have autism. Professionally known as 'Canine Dysfunctional Behaviour', such dogs display similar symptoms to autistic humans like social interaction difficulties and trouble expressing emotions.
R5nO9 TIL Lamborghini was founded in 1963 as a result of a feud between founder Ferruccio Lamborghini and Enzo Ferrari. Dissatisfied with the clutch in his Ferrari, Lamborghini decided to create his own car company producing high-performance, luxury sports cars to rival Ferrari.
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