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TIL That the Carter Center got the Guinea worm from an estimated 3.5 million reported cases in 1986 to 22 reported cases in 2015. It has continued to be under 100 reported cases since.

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DQwgj TIL that the first person to perform at the Sydney Opera House was Paul Robeson – he sang "Ol' Man River" to the construction workers as they ate lunch.
0w1PM TIL that Craigslist generates more than $1 billion annually while having only about 50 employees.
oLWY TIL there’s an island called Just Enough Room where there’s just enough room for a house and a tree.
PYnGJ TIL JFK refused to let Sammie Davis, Jr. to perform at the White House because Davis had married a white woman