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TIL Paul Rudd and Jon Hamm once played each other in a game of Trivial Pursuit for the affections of a girl

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X09e6 TIL, two people next to each will see the Andromeda Galaxy at different times (days apart) if one is walking toward the galaxy and the other is standing still or walking/moving away from it. This is called the Andromeda Paradox.
0byp TIL that Neil deGrasse Tyson has declined every interview since 1993 that has had his racial identity as the premise: “That then becomes the point of people’s understanding of me, rather than the astrophysics. So it’s a failed educational step for that to be the case.”
DQkv TIL In 2008 Buster Posey of the San Francisco Giants, while playing for Florida State University, once played all nine positions in a game. During that game, he struck out the two batters he faced and hit a grand slam.
neBd7 TIL that in the 16th and 17th century, erectile dysfunction was a crime in France and was ground for divorce. During those trials, the penis of the accused was observed and described in excruciating detail.
OGZvR TIL about Steve Allen who, in 1953, created and was the first host of The Tonight Show. In 1954, the show went national and Allen was joined by fellow radio personality Gene Rayburn, who would later host Match Game.