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TIL that O.J. Simpson hosted an episode of SNL back on Season 3 Episode 12.

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OZB7 TIL the USSR beat the US at nearly everything in the space race (besides putting humans on the Moon)
wLKy7 TIL astronaut Gus Grissom named the Gemini 3 Molly Brown, in the hope that it wouldn't sink after splashdown. NASA didn't like it and asked him to change the name, to which he replied, "How about the Titanic?" NASA relented, but this was the last time astronauts were allowed to name their capsule.
NrJ1 TIL the story behind the book “I love you forever” was originally written as a song for Robert Munsch’s two stillborn babies.
5YQG8 TIL that Wayne Knight, who played Dennis on Jurassic Park, lost 117 pounds by walking and controlling his portions/calories instead of opting for gastric bypass.
E11v7 TIL India Has a Spa for Elephants; Elephant Camp at Punnathoor Cotta in Kerala is spread across 11.5 acres of land and houses 58 elephants – largest number of elephants in a very small stretch of land