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TIL The whoopee cushion is older than Christianity

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R0a9 TIL bacon bits are vegan
y0E8 TIL when Mt. St. Helens erupted, the blast was heard in British Columbia, Montana, Idaho, and California. However, the blast was not heard in Portland, Oregon only 50 miles away.
VBWe0 TIL In 1608 Johannes Kepler wrote "Somnium", the first space exploration novel. It is about daemons who transport humans to the moon for four hours when the timing of orbit is right, and they must face "extreme cold and lack of air". Kepler kept the novel a secret from the public
4kBXb TIL that in 2009 the US launched a satellite so secret that no government agency admits to owning it. Even the name, "Palladium at Night", is mysterious.
p8JaN TIL that in the movie The Godfather, the reason the word 'mafia' is not mentioned a single time is because mafia boss Joe Colombo, along with Frank Sinatra, threatened the films production and would only back the filming if they could change the script to their liking.