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TIL Jimmy Carter (b. 1924) was the first future US President to be born in a hospital

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9Y6jQ TIL Sacha Cohen, best known for his role as Borat, was initially going to play Freddy Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody. He was dropped due to Cohen wanting to explore the raunchier side of the band, whereas the band members wanted to protect their legacy.
kJ1AE TIL that Vince Clarke, of Erasure, Depeche Mode, and Yazoo fame, intended on leaving Yazoo following their debut album, but was persuaded otherwise after having left Depeche Mode following their debut album one year prior, in order to avoid negative assumptions.
jNwkn TIL Steven Spielberg made up that he snuck into Universal Studios, found an empty office and began his internship by faking it. In reality his father had to pull some strings to get him an internship through a family friend.
98DM TIL that the flashes of color you see in your eye after you rub them are called phosphenes.
4eN TIL Canada has nearly twice as many indigenous people as Brazil