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TIL of "Freddish" - Mr. Rogers' carefully crafted set of rules for talking to children, designed to keep kids from taking things too literally or becoming unnecessarily scared

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J5KQ TIL In 1964, Gary Flandromwas tasked with studying techniques for exploring the outer planets. He discovered that a rare alignment of the outer planets would occur in the late 70’s and came up with the Planetary Grand Tour which allowed for the Voyager program to happen.
v1de8 TIL there was a Tennessee Republican politician who changed his middle name to 'Low tax' so that it would appear on the ballot box, murdered his political opponent in a later senatorial race, was sentenced to life and died in prison.
W6xN TIL that when the human body is deprived of adequate nutrition, testosterone levels drop, but estrogen levels remain constant, causing a hormonal imbalance, creating what we call “man boobs”.
d8DJK TIL about a shipping container that was filled with rubber duckies who got lost at sea in 1992. The bath toys are still washing ashore today at many different locations such as Australia, Scotland and even Alaska.
D1ELg TIL about the Bolton Strid, a narrow section of river in Yorkshire, England that appears shallow and calm, but is actually a deep, powerful river flowing vertically. Local legend claims none who have entered its waters have survived.