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TIL that The Clash, even at the height of their fame, had an open-door policy where anyone who wanted to could come backstage

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9wMKM TIL in 1999 the pizza chain Pizza Hut asked 50 U.S. governors to name their favourite books from childhood. The then-governor of Texas, Bush, named The Very Hungry Caterpillar, despite having been of college age at the time of its publication.
DQL1v TIL that in 1963, a cat named Félicette became the first (and only) cat to be sent into space. Unlike other animals, she safely returned to Earth after helping gather crucial data for scientists.
9BOr TIL Ataturk criticized Islam saying “It is no good for modern, progressive state. God’s revelation! There is no God! These are only the chains by which the priests and bad rulers bound the people down. A ruler who needs religion is a weaklings. No weaklings should rule!”
nexmB TIL American Airlines saved $40k a year by removing one olive from each food tray in first class
wZW7 TIL There is Exactly One Known Remaining Jew in Afghanistan, He Sells Kababs