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TIL that an artist set up an installation in a Namibian desert to play Toto's Africa for all eternity

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K95G TIL that Christopher Mintz-Plasse auditioned for the role of Fogell aka “McLovin” for movie Superbad using a head shot from his camera phone… and that his mom had to be on set during his sex scene because he was only 17 at the time.
R7RJQ TIL The water speed record is one of the deadliest competitions with an 85% fatality rate. The current record of 317 MPH was set in 1978 by an Australian, Ken Warby, using a vessel built in his backyard with an engine purchased for $69.
oBEa8 TIL the American with the most days in space is Peggy A. Whitson. At 665 days, she has nearly spent two years literally without her feet on the ground.
e0V5k TIL that there was a rumor that Stephen Hawking would deliberately run over the toes of people he didn’t like. He denied this rumor by stating it was “A Malicious rumor” and “I’ll run over anyone who repeats it”.
D1AjD TIL A group of feral cats is called a destruction