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TIL in the 1992 World Series, the US Marine Corps carried the Canadian flag into the stadium upside down.

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e0nJg TIL dying stars cause space to smell like "hot metal, diesel fumes and barbecue." Astronauts have also compared the smell of the moon to "spent gunpowder."
QJrw9 TIL that referring to a bathroom or water closet as a Crapper, stems from Thomas Crapper. Thomas was an English businessman and plumber that made significant improvements to toilet design. He held 3 toilet patents and we still use most of them today.
4knZb TIL that George Michael made his first American acting debut in March 2008 on the US TV show, Eli Stone. His character was a guardian angel that appeared as visions to Jonny Lee Miller’s character. Each episode of the show’s first season was also named after George Michael songs.
AN70x TIL Tomato leaves are actually edible. The common belief that their leaves are toxic is a myth.
MRPb TIL there are no vitamins with letters F-J because those letters were used for vitamins that were “reclassified over time, discarded as false leads, or renamed because of their relationship to vitamin B, which became a complex of vitamins.”