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TIL Jimmy Carter doesn't qualify for federal health benefits because he only worked for the government for 4 years not the required 5

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mxn4E TIL that 75% of the Aluminum ever mined is stillin use today, meaning a soda can you once used could have ended up being recycled for use in a Satellite or rocket booster
G7M7 TIL doctors are transplanting poop from healthy people into the stomachs of people with certain illnesses–and it is healing them at a rate of 91-98%.
69yOX TIL: There were 2 studies in a scientific journal with over 1000 participants that shows that the art of "bullshitting" correlates with higher intelligence. Subjects were asked to lie about their expertise in fake fields and those who lied better scored higher on vocab, abstract reasoning, etc.
p8gPZ TIL in 1965 when Gatorade was invented at the University of Florida, the football coach wouldn't let researchers experiment on the varsity team and only allowed testing on freshman (who couldn't play varsity by NCAA rule). And those players described it as tasting like urine or toilet bowl cleaner.
KYMdB TIL That a gin pennant (sometimes gin flag or drinking pennant) is a maritime flag. When flown aboard ship, it indicates an open invitation to other ships' officers to come aboard for drinks.