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TIL: Lisa Frank’s company, Lisa Frank Inc., was referred to as the “Rainbow Gulag” by then current and former employees because of the miserable working conditions in Tucson, Arizona.

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JY068 TIL Alex McLeish, Ex-Rangers Football Club Manager, was told by his son whom was an ardent player of the football managing simulator ‘Football manager’ to sign a player from Barcelona B. Alex McLeish ignored the advice and claimed, ‘We’ll never hear about him again’. The player was Lionel Messi.
nv7 TIL that “Acute Lead Poisoning” is medical slang for gunshot wound.
NXL68 TIL that Leela from Futurama is voiced by Peggy from Married... with Children.
W4wA TIL Poland’s Boy Scouting association was transformed into an armed resistance force during WWII and fought in the Warsaw Uprising, assassinated SS officials, and liberated a concentration camp
kJOMW TIL On Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo missions, astronauts had to do everything in their seats beside their crewmates due to limited space, including eating, sleeping, and toilet