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TIL:October 5, 1582 doesn’t exist.
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TIL - NASA posted sounds made in space near different planets in 2007. They have been appropriately named “Spooky Space Sounds.” You can listen here.
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TIL that Milwaukee does actually translate to "The Good Land", but not in Algonquin
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TIL the Knickerbocker Knitting Company, later known as Champion, made the first hoodie
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TIL about the "Mariko Aoki effect", which is when people have an urge to poop caused by visiting a bookstore
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TIL that Steven Van Zandt, guitarist with Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, originally auditioned for the lead role of Tony in The Sopranos. HBO didn't think he would work as a lead since he never acted before, so creator David Chase wrote him Sylvio Dante, a character that Steven had created.