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TIL Mr Rogers poured the 100 billionth Crayola crayon

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a8EOZ TIL Katharine Hepburn- the person with the current record Academy Awards for acting (4)- never accepted the Oscars because she didn't believe in the concept, saying her work was its own prize. She did attend the ceremony, once, though, for other reasons.
D1OpV TIL that for hand washing, regular soap is just as good as antibacterial soap
p8wGA TIL that despite China spanning five different time zones, the entire country uses the same time: Beijing Time (UTC+8:00). This causes sunrise to come as late as 9 am, during winter, and sunset to come as late as 9 pm, during summer, in certain parts of China.
kORoe TIL that the US has lost at least 8 Nuclear Bombs
J1pnk TIL several US cases of "mad cow disease" may have come instead from eating squirrel brains. Popular recipes apparently include scrambled brains 'n eggs, and a brains 'n veggie stew called "burgoo".