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TIL Jimmy Carter was the first president to admit to seeing a UFO.

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1av4D TIL FOX network refused to pick up the South Park series, saying the talking poo character (Mr. Hankey) would stain "[their] network." The series was then brought to Comedy Central, and it became the highest rated show that made the network one of the fastest-growing U.S. cable channels at the time.
rEj4 TIL that in China you need to fill out paperwork and get government approval if you want to be reincarnated.
b9KL0 TIL the inventors of Cookie Dough Bites originally wanted to come up with healthier food options for movie theatre goers. When they weren't successful, they started experimenting with candy and developed Cookie Dough Bites.
rX9o TIL Louisiana is the only US state to base its legal system from French law crafted by Napoleon. Louisiana Law students may choose to study either American Law, or Louisiana Civil Code.
wXMW TIL a drunk Boris Yeltsin tried to hail a taxi outside the White House in his underpants-to get a pizza