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TIL Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital

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4XrVX TIL Most of our 60 trillion dollar stock and bond markets are non-physical AND unsecured.
0wBZM TIL of the Samaritan Revolts. Centuries after the Jewish Revolts, the Samaritans in fact became the majority demographic in the Holy Land and revolted against the Byzantines, resulting in nearly total annihilation and their modern obscurity.
E1AK7 TIL Getting bit by a Brazilian Wandering Spider can cause “a long, painful erection to human males” due to the venom increasing nitric oxide, a chemical that increases blood flow
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NXV0J TIL The International Fixed Calendar is a perpetual calendar that can regulate and harmonize a 13 month year, with 28 days each. Each month would begin on a Saturday (Jan. 1st) and end on a Sunday (Jan 28th)