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TIL every LEGO minifigure had the exact same head shape for the first 21 yrs of minifigure production, limiting what characters it could do. It wasn't until 1999 & the Jar Jar Binks minifigure for Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace that LEGO introduced sculpted head pieces for its minifigures

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x6N75 TIL after William Jennings Bryan finished his Cross of Gold speech, the audience was completely silent. Bryan said that it was "really painful" and that he thought he had failed, but when he returned to his seat the entire audience went into pandemonium and it took 25 minutes to restore order.
rRo01 TIL with the exception of the 4 main stars, the person who had the most appearances on Seinfeld was Ruth Cohen who played the role of the cashier in Monk's Café in 101 of the show's 180 episodes.
DQp1J TIL Though an alligator has one of the strongest bites in the animal kingdom, the muscles that open its mouth are rather weak, so if one attacks you, hold its mouth shut!
e0jab TIL about the confederate cornerstone speech, a speech given by the Confederate Vice President at the beginning of the war, outlining the cornerstones of the Confederate government, including the ideals of racial superiority.
l7X51 TIL that there is a more human way of extracting silk from Sikworms instead of boiling them alive, called Ahimsa Silk. But we choose cruelty anyways!