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TIL the FBI kept a list of D&D players as part of its hunt for the Unabomber

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Egy1w TIL that cotton candy was invented by a dentist
aoNy TIL that many Native American tribes recognized as many as four genders, and people who would be considered homosexuals by modern standards were revered and respected for carrying “two spirits”.
WMa8 TIL Jackie Chan is a successful, famous singer in Asia. Since 1984, he has released 20 studio albums and numerous singles including “I’ll make a man out of you” for Disney’s Chinese release of Mulan.
QJ6Mp TIL that the '=' sign was designed in 1557 by Robert Recorde, having gotten fed up with writing 'is equal to'. He decided that there was nothing more equal than two parallel lines, and designed the symbol from that logic
dDEvQ TIL -- In 2005, Jack Wiegand used over a million frequent flyer miles for the world’s longest taxi ride. Starting in London, ending in Sydney, and spanning 21,000 miles across 19 countries, his extraordinary journey lasted three months and set a record for the longest taxi journey.