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TIL Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. President to be born in a hospital. (1924)

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4X7p5 TIL that according to cognitive dissonance theory, the "Ben Franklin effect" means that whether you choose to treat someone well or not, you will devise a reason for why they deserved it, either way.
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ZpMdp TIL that the only piece of acting Jack Nicholson did since 2010 was for 2019 video game Trover Saves the Universe, where he voices a tree. The voice was recorded by Justin Roiland, the game producer, at Nicholson's house and is featured in the game as a part of an Easter egg, still to be found.
7kOZ TIL that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has recovered Apollo 11’s engines from the ocean floor
D1V4v TIL of the Isdal Woman, who was found dead in Isdalen, Norway 1970. An autopsy revealed she had been poisoned with phenobarbital and carbon monoxide. Her death remains a mystery