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TIL that Fred Astaire took up skateboarding at 77 and was awarded a lifetime membership of the National Skateboard Society.

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neKlB TIL That there is a physical bell in the Unity module of the ISS that is rung whenever a crew boards or disembarks the station
DJOr TIL that in Batman’s early comics, he used guns and killed criminals
gRny TIL that in 1985, Edward Johnson programmed his computer to call Jerry Falwell’s toll-free number every 30 seconds and then hang up. In total, he charged over $500,000 in phone bills to Falwell’s organization.
xwND TIL That whether or not Judges have recently eaten may significantly impact their decisions to grant or deny parole.
PeG TIL The fake flames on the Pirates of the Caribbean ride at Disney are so convincing that the Anaheim Fire Department requested that they be automatically turned off in case of fire so firefighters can fight the real blaze and not waste time battling artificial ones.