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TIL that a monty python sketch repeatedly referring to SPAM (canned cooked pork that got popularized in WW2) inspired the use of the word for mass unsolicited emails

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R7LG8 TIL that the popular cautionary narrative of the native people of Rapa Nui (aka Easter Island) causing the social and ecological collapse of their island is false, and that the collapse happened AFTER European contact through the spread of disease and the kidnapping of islanders for slavery.
LQMor TIL that Bobby Kennedy stuck pins into an LBJ Voodoo Doll he was gifted at a party
KOXdQ TIL A bank robber hired decoys on Craigslist and escaped down a creek on a Inner tube
MKEV TIL the actor and actress who play Snow White and Prince Charming in ABC’s Once Upon A Time, met on set, fell in love, and are now married in real life.
N7Dd1 TIL Astronauts use white space suits in space as white reflects the solar radiation. However, while heading to space or coming back, they wear an orange space suit so that, if there's a malfunction and astronauts have to abandon ship, they need to be easy to spot for rescue crews.