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TIL original Trek was cancelled after season 2, the Klingon ship model was made as merchandising, and then Trek was renewed for a third season, allowing the show to use the model which had not been created to be a series prop.

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pKw8 TIL of Santo Condorelli, a Canadian swimmer, who gives his dad the middle finger before every race he participates in.
YJer TIL The U.S. Government Spent $12 Billion Building The Worlds Largest Supercollider In Texas. And Then Never Opened It.
xkG0 TIL that 110 people once tied for second prize in the Powerball lottery. Officials suspected cheating but discovered that the winners had all used the “lucky numbers” off copies of the same fortune from fortune cookies.
Ono7 TIL that Einstein smoked cigarette butts picked off from the street and went out sailing when there was no wind, because it was ‘more challenging’
YM4P TIL in 1913 it was legal to mail children. With stamps attached to their clothing, children rode trains to their destinations, accompanied by letter carriers. A newspaper reported it cost 53 cents for parents to mail their daughter to her grandparents for a family visit.