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TIL that the alien language in District 9 was created by rubbing a pumpkin

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vPV7r TIL Paul Reubens' final public performance as Pee Wee Herman was for a one time stint as a radio DJ on KCRW on November 26, 2021 and the show was called "the Pee-wee Herman Radio Hour."
OGBYe TIL in the first auto show in New York in 1899, every vehicle was electric with the exception of some steam powered cars.
oWjA TIL a Rhode Island woman attempted to sue her husband for slander after he called her a whore in a crowded restaurant. After being presented evidence, the judge officially ruled that the husband’s statement was accurate. She then appealed to the Supreme Court, only to have that judge agree as well.
XEN1X TIL about Room 8, a neighborhood cat who wandered into a classroom in 1952 at an elementary school California. He lived in the school during the school year and then disappeared for the summer, returning when classes started again. This pattern continued without interruption until the mid-'60s.
8akQV TIL about Creme Puff (August 3, 1967 – August 6, 2005). She was the oldest cat ever recorded, according to the 2010 edition of Guinness World Records, when she died aged 38 years and 3 days.