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TIL that Manute Bol killed a lion as a young herdsman in Sudan

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oAZK TIL Canada is part of the European Space Agency
kJvQ5 TIL that Bill Mitchell, GM design head, wanted the Mako Shark concept car painted the same color as an actual mako shark mounted in his office. After the design team failed to match the color, they stole the shark and painted it to match the car's paint. Mitchell never realized the difference.
DXLe TIL that “Schoolhouse Rock!” was produced because the creator noticed one of his sons, who was having trouble in school remembering the multiplication tables, knew the lyrics to then-current rock songs.
wLGB1 TIL The movie ”Moana” was released as ”Oceania” in Italy. They changed the name because a porn star named Moana was well known in the country.
oBG58 TIL Methamphetamine was sold in WW2 under the brand name Pervitin. It was used by all branches of the Wehrmacht forces of the Third Reich for its "stimulant effects and to induce extended wakefulness."