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TIL Arnold Palmer and Mister Rogers were high school classmates.

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x6y90 TIL The Mercury astronaut candidate examinations involves sensory deprivation test of you being placed in a circular 8 foot deep tank of body temperature water without hallucinating. The normal reaction is for the subconscious mind to take over and one lapses into uncontrollable hallucinations
KY95E TIL a white guy was the first to sag his pants, starting in the 1950's
7r5db TIL that many women shave their face. They just call it “dermaplaning”. It’s a razor being used in the exact same fashion a man would use to shave their stubble, it is considered a beauty treatment to slough of skin and peach fuzz.
Oo654 TIL in 2010, Nestlé refused to watch a documentary about child slave labor in the cocoa industry and their involvement in it. In response, the film's director set up a large screen next to Nestle’s headquarters in Switzerland playing the film.
wLLE TIL MJ was a fan of Weird Al’s, but specifically requested he not parody “Black or White” because he felt the message was too important.