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TIL- NERF stands for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam

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1xXr TIL that in 1985 Phil Collins first performed at the Live Aid concert at Wembley (UK), 5 hours later he joined the Live Aid concert in Philadelphia (US) at the same local time as in London, thanks to the Concorde.
5V5jr TIL about Hadara, The Ostrich Boy. He got separated from his parents when he was 2 year-old in the Sahara desert, where he was adopted and raised by Ostriches until he was rescued 10 years later.
BrkVD TIL that the Habsburg ruler, Charles II of Spain, who had been born the son of an uncle-niece relationship, was described by historians as "short, lame, epileptic, senile and completely bald before 35, always on the verge of death but repeatedly baffling Christendom by continuing to live."
5Yx09 TIL that George Lucas told Carrie Fisher not to wear a bra under her white dress in Star Wars A New Hope "because nobody wears underwear in Space".
5VQk8 TIL I learned that kale was commonly used as decoration at salad bars and meat counters but now is considered a “superfood”.