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TIL The King of Thailand was born a Citizen of the United States

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R7vwa TIL there is a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's '2001: A Space Odyssey' - '2010: The Year We Make Contact' was released 14 years after the first movie, and is based on Arthur C Clarke's sequel to the short story which inspired Kubrick's film.
PYXRL TIL Jimmy Carter was attacked by a rabbit while on a boating trip in his home state (GA), and there was a White House photographer who captured the encounter.
6ZJZ TIL In England, antidepressant prescriptions have increased 108% in the last 10 years, with a 6% increase in 2016 alone.
EgZpX TIL that chimney sweeping in Germany is protected by a "frankly medieval" guild system. The article also talks about the sweeps' involvement in the country's dark past, the legal requirement to let sweeps in and how freelance competition provoked legal backlash (at time of publication)
wLww8 TIL that study published in Cell in 2014 shows that fasting for 3 days triggers stem cell regeneration in your body and repairs your immune system which in turn can help you live longer and healthier.