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TIL Spock and Kirk’s iconic friendship was actually the idea of Isaac Asimov. It was intended to keep Shatner from getting pissy.

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aWwo TIL American flags made in China are banned in the U.S. Military.
KOAAw TIL that in the D.C. metro area, there is a carpooling practice known as "slugging." Strangers wait on a corner to be picked up by another stranger so that the driver can use the HOV lane. Oh and it's all for free.
b6pKZ TIL the earliest recording of the word "F*ck" was made in the year 1885, of a technician at Volta laboratories reacting to a mechanical failure
kOwvd TIL that about 200 people die on cruise ships every year, forcing ships to be required to have body bags and a morgue.
d8v79 TIL Abraham Maslow never created a pyramid to represent his idea of hierarchy of needs