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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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OGML4 TIL the Köçek were young male slaves or Romani dancers who usually cross-dressed in feminine attire and were employed as entertainers in the Ottoman Empire during the 17th Century. Men were known to fight and occasionally kill for the opportunity to have sexual intercourse with them.
r5r1 TIL that being in international waters does not make you immune to prosecution
ADgL4 TIL that a man from Pittsburgh started a petition to rename their airport after Mr. Rogers. The petition got over 4000 signatures.
VMyB8 TIL of Tolstoy's love for Lincoln. "Of all the great national heroes and statesmen of history Lincoln is the only real giant. ... [H]e was a Christ in miniature, a saint of humanity, whose name will live thousands of years in the legends of future generations."
vPBw8 TIL that the fan made Garfield strip Jon Snaps is based on the June 26th, 2005 strip.