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TIL Scott Kelly was the first person in space to wear a Gorilla costume.

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X96X TIL that the only Americans with their own personal zip code are the President and Smokey Bear.
60RX TIL that after the Treaty of Versailles, Marshal Ferdinand Foch said “This is not a peace. It is an armistice for twenty years”. 20 years and 65 days later, WW2 broke out.
Lbem TIL: A 14 year old girl in the UK was accused of racism by her teacher, and was arrested. She was participating in a group project and her group consisted of several Asian students of whom only one spoke English. She simply wanted to be in a group that spoke English.
KWeQ TIL Because McDonald’s chicken McNuggets were so well received, every franchise wanted them and there wasn’t a system to supply enough chicken. As a result of the chicken shortage, they developed the McRib to give the franchises a new product.
a8BkJ TIL although the birth name of the villain in "Halloween" (1978) is Michael Myers, his official “killer” name is "The Shape" in both the Halloween script and the movie credits. The name was borrowed from the Salem Witch Trial judges who referred to spirits who harm others "shapes."