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TIL Richard Brooker, the first actor to wear the iconic hockey mask in the third Friday the 13th movie, is also responsible for directing Bill Nye the Science Guy.

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OoQm6 TIL that the Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man was created for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta
4rb5 TIL: Medal of Honor recipients receive a special pension of $1,259 per month.
xVMlo TIL of Hilberts Hotel. It can accomodate any number of new arrivals, even when it is already fully occupied. Surprisingly, it can even accomodate an infinite number of new arrivals, when already full. In both cases however, all guests must move to a different room.
JYaaB TIL Hawaii is the only U.S. state where the recorded temperature has never reached 100F (38C)
45E6 TIL Jon Hamm was arrested in college for brutally hazing another student. The hazing included beating the student, dragging his genitals with a hammer and setting his clothes on fire