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TIL Jimmy Carter is the only American president who was a motorcyclist

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v1ZvB TIL that in 2015 an entomologist allowed two botflies to develop to maturity in his skin, because "being a male, this was my only chance to produce another being out of my flesh and blood"
wolvE TIL between 1978 and 1980 the FBI formed a fake company and attempted to bribe members of congress. Out of 31 officials who were tested, 12 accepted the bribe and were convicted
78D1r TIL there is an agency in the Federal Government of the United States called the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. They investigate manufacturing accidents that result in the release of hazardous materials and then make detailed animations about the accidents as learning tools.
8aJl4 TIL when cocaine and ethanol (drinking alcohol) are consumed simultaneously, a new compound, cocaethylene, is formed in the blood, which is even more pleasurable, longer lasting, and more dangerous than cocaine or alcohol alone.
1apZD TIL the grasshopper and locust are actually the same creature; the locust is the grasshopper high on serotonin.