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TIL the last surviving rescue dog from 9/11 died in 2015

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5Ron TIL that in 1970, Bill Murray cracked a joke to another passenger at O'Hare International Airport about carrying a bomb in his suitcase. A ticket agent who overheard the joke summoned the US Marshalls. They didn’t find explosives in the bag, but instead found 10 pounds of weed.
E1NgV TIL that modern examination of classic Damascus steel revealed the presence of carbon nanotubes, the likely source of the material’s mythical reputation for strength.
8OX8 TIL that Nancy Reagan was known as the “Blowjob Queen” of Hollywood before marrying the future president of the US.
0ww01 TIL there is only about a pound of hanger steak per butchered cow and is often called butcher's steak because butchers would often keep it for themselves.
YppBd TIL that for the first 2 years of their existence the Houston Astros were known as the Houston Colt 45s