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TIL Rainn Wilson of "the Office" initially auditioned for the role of Micheal. Instead he was offered the role of Dwight, demoting him to assistant to the regional manager before the show even began.

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RvG6 TIL NASA wants to establish a floating cloud city to study Venus. The innovative concept involves helium-filled, solar-powered airships, which could contribute to humans permanently occupying the atmosphere of the hottest planet in our solar system.
oRgE8 TIL Pisa Tower never stand straight since its construction. The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure's weight. It worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century.
GAgw5 TIL that India's first representative at the Winter Olympics., in 1964, was Jeremy Bujakowski, an Lithuanian born skier of Polish descent who grew up in India (and was naturalized as an Indian citizen). He learned to ski in Boise, Idaho, USA.
690DJ TIL the Japanese government gifted Dr. Yamanaka, known for his work on induced pluripotent stem cells, 160,000 yen for a washing machine after he won the Nobel Prize, as he mentioned in an interview, "I was in the middle of repairing my washing machine when I heard the news."
VB7L8 TIL The Italian dish 'Spaghetti all'assassina' was named because patrons joked it was so spicy the chef was trying to kill them. The Accademia dell'Assassina, a group of culinary experts and enthusiasts, was founded in Bari in 2013 to protect against any corruption of the original recipe.