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TIL Lego has an underground vault, containing one copy of each Lego set ever made

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gMPLX TIL before becoming President of Nauru, Marcus Stephen was at one time his country’s only weightlifter, but went on to win 7 gold and 5 silver medals at the Commonwealth Games (Olympics style event held for former British colonies)
yVdQX TIL that every year, on average, the Earth gains 45,000 tons of mass due to micrometeorites and space dust, but loses 100,000 tons due to loss of atmospheric gases. It also loses 65 tons per year due to the launch of spacecraft on escape trajectories.
8gRP TIL: Eggo waffles were originally called “Froffles”. “Eggo” was a name people began using to describe the egg-y taste, and the company eventually adopted the name.
VJe0 TIL that school teacher Gail Wise was the first ever purchaser of a Ford Mustang, paying $3419 for it in 1964 and becoming “the coolest teacher in school that year”. She still owns the car & it’s done 68000 miles.
wLP8J TIL the last time a full moon occurred on Halloween was on Oct 31, 2001. The next one will be on Oct 31, 2020.