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TIL:October 5, 1582 doesn’t exist.

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9wQGX TIL San Francisco artists introduced the first parklet in 2005; parking space(s) temporarily converted to a park to provide enhanced amenities such as green space or seating.
y9vV TIL the difference between Wile E. Coyote and Ralph Coyote. Both had brown fur and pointy ears, but Wile E. had a black nose, yellow eyes, and went after the Roadrunner, while Ralph had a red nose, white eyes, and went after sheep (guarded by Sam Sheepdog).
X0GED TIL in 1952, 25% of surveyed Germans in US occupied zone still had a good opinion of Hitler
vPwmR TIL I learned that Andy Weir, author of the Martian, worked at Blizzard Entertainment to make Warcraft II
4kDBg TIL of the 2006 Dreamspace V Incident. A giant inflatable art piece by Maurice Agis that you could walk around in, it would later fly into the air following a wind gust killing 2 and trapping 20-30 others.