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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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Leom TIL The first responding Las Vegas police officer on the scene of Tupac’s infamous 1996 murder asked the dying rapper, “Who shot you?” Tupac’s response and final words were “Fuck you.”
l7YoN TIL That the majority of Purple Hearts issued to the US military over the last seventy five years were produced in 1945. In anticipation of high casualties for the unrealized invasion of Japan high production of the medal resulted in an end of war surplus of almost 500 000.
nevj9 TIL of the 1936 Nazi Board Game "Jews Out" where you move your 'Jews' outside of the city walls to 'collection points' so they can be sent to "Palestine"
rOwd TIL that the Flinstones was originally sponsored by Winston cigarettes, and was intended for adults.
j9dE TIL of the term “Drawbridge Mentality”, a term used to describe people who move into a community they consider “unspoilt”, then oppose any form of inward migration and development.