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

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W77xY TIL that the very first Lego bricks did not lock together.
vk7B TIL Rhode Island School of Design’s hockey team is called the Nads, their cheer is Go Nads, and their mascot is a giant penis with testicles.
9wlxm TIL that in 2013, a woman named Asha Mandela broke the world record for the longest dreadlocks, measuring over 55 feet long. She claims that her hair has healing powers and has helped her survive cancer.
o7MY TIL, in 1962 under Centralia PA,one of the largest mines in the US caught fire. The fire formed sinkholes and vented lethal amounts of carbon monoxide forcing the evacuation of residents.Today the town remains abandoned while the fire continues to burn and is expected to do so for another 250 years!
Vnkp TIL Belgium went 541 days without a government