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Til that at the United States Naval Academy, “General Tso’s chicken” is served in the main mess hall, as “Admiral Tso’s Chicken”.

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6QYl TIL that late at night, when astronomer Harlow Shapley discovered our sun was not near the center of the Milky Way, he found the only other person in the building, a cleaning lady, and explained his discovery, and said that they were the only two people on Earth that understood it.
BE0d TIL there is an entire movie made from the deleted scenes of “Anchorman” called “Wake Up Ron Burgundy The Lost Movie”
v88x TIL David Bowie kept a fur-covered pit in his living room for orgies.
NXe01 TIL that the Ford Pinto’s 4 cylinder engine was used in various other Ford models and was in production until 2001, long after the Pinto itself was discontinued
oR1PE TIL that Sigourney Weaver earned $1,000,000 and a share of the profits for Aliens (1986), whereas she earned only $35,000 for Alien (1979).