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TIL there are more statues of lions in the world than there are actual lions

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4XWnR TIL that Jimmy Carter has been alive for 39 years since he left office, which is the longest timespan of any POTUS ever. Second place is held by Herbert Hoover, who lived for 31 years after his presidency.
Revw TIL: Jesse Owens, winner of four golds in the ‘36 Olympics said, “Hitler didn’t snub me – it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send me a telegram.”
9EEB TIL that having children in your early 20s was a US cultural norm only for baby boomers, and that earlier in the 20th-century eugenicists had warned against it
4j6b TIL that an Australian man waited 416 days to see what happens after his ipod timer passes 9999 hours 59 minutes and 59 seconds
BrGye TIL that Hydrochloric acid tastes like Vinegar, Battery Acid, and Blood mixed together.