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TIL the first monkey sent into space was named HAM

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4XRP5 TIL about Coffe naps. After a cup of coffee napping for 15-20 mins enhances the effects of coffee by increasing the availability of receptors for caffeine in your brain.
oBVa8 TIL of Claudette Colvin, a black teenager who refused to move for a white woman on a Montgomery bus nine months before Rosa Parks did. Her action was not widely publicized due to her being pregnant at the time.
RRaj TIL Bob Ross was an Air Force First Sergeant and decided to speak quietly after his service ended. Happy Birthday Bob!
9w6xB TIL about Ailanthus altissima, also known as the Tree of Heaven or infamously known as the Tree from Hell, is an invasive and noxious weed/tree that can clone itself indefinitely. It spreads by profuse seeds, as well as suckering, forming dense colonies that choke out native plants.
ADkjl TIL that former NBA player Andrew Bynum was once thrown out of a team practice session because he kept shooting the ball whenever he touched it, regardless of how far away he was from the basket.