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TIL Motown founder Berry Gordy is a second cousin to former President Jimmy Carter

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ANmGa TIL Amazon Fire Tablets used to include access to a free, live support tech advisor through a program called “Mayday.” The program was discontinued in 2018.
jMAX TIL the chlorine “smell” in pools is due to the chemical’s reaction with impurities…like poop….
BEXK TIL that the McCollough effect is a type of optical illusion with after effects lasting up to 3 months following 15 minutes of exposure. Also, if you only view it with one eye you’ll still get the effect in the other eye, indicating that the effect takes place in the brain and not the eyes.
jkkN TIL: The Apollo program had a massive effect on the atmosphere of the Moon, with each landing potentially doubling the Moons atmospheric mass.
DpBe TIL former Governor Jesse Ventura never met with any lobbyists, and never accepted any money from PACs during his 4 year service as governor of Minnesota.