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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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b60Nj TIL Sir Francis Drake was celebrated as a naval commander by the British, but known as a pirate by the Spanish. Spanish mothers would warn children that "El Draco" would come and take them away if they didn't behave
QJGrX TIL Gene Roddenberry never gave Captain Kirk a birthplace more specific than the state of Iowa. In 1985, when trying to find a theme for its annual festival, the town of Riverside voted to proclaim itself the future birthplace of the Starfleet officer. Roddenberry gave the town his blessing.
B5bk TIL a nurse wanted to know if her farts were contaminating equipment in the lab. The doctor and a microbiologist tested the hypothesis by having a colleague fart clothed then naked onto two Petri dishes. The conclusion was that clothing acts as a filter, but naked farts can cause contamination.
wOjW TIL a vegan couple’s newborn died after they only fed it soy milk and apple juice. They are currently serving life in prison.
8anvZ TIL the German cuisine currywurst was created by a woman named Herta Heuwer in 1949. She obtained ketchup and curry power from British soldiers in Germany and started selling her dish in the district of Charlottenburg, Berlin.