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TIL Chef Boyardee was a real and talented chef that catered President Wilson’s wedding reception.

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4XyYR TIL the US actually made some attempts to use the metric system
0wlV5 TIL with 29-hour work weeks, the Netherlands has the world's shortest week for business professionals. This allows them to dedicate at least one day per week to spend time with their kids. This time off is frequently referred to as "Papadag," which essentially means "Daddy Day."
DQQNg TIL Rod Serling’s Twilight Zone was created after his planned work about racism in America was refused by networks. This was in response to the murder of Emmett Till.
nPZY TIL if Jupiter’s magnetosphere weren’t invisible, it would appear larger than the full moon in our night sky.
awxDM TIL that in 2002, a Marvel comics writer based an alternate version of Nick Fury on Samuel L Jackson, using his image without permission. Jackson discovered this and nearly took legal action. Marvel offered to cast him as Fury if the character was ever in a movie. Jackson took the deal.