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d8l9Z TIL: The First Minted Coin in the U.S. Contained the Phrase "Science & Industry"
b9d0N TIL a human egg cell is visible to the naked eye – about the size of a period in standard-size font.
l9eB TIL SNL and The Simpsons actor Phil Hartman had expressed interest in buying the rights to shoot a live action movie about his favourite character Troy McClure, and had many production staff on the show offer to help him make it.
VBBA4 TIL George Lindsey (Goober Pyle) was Gene Roddenberry's first choice to play Spock on 'Star Trek'
M7KvW TIL the popular drink Yakult gets its name from the Esperanto word for yogurt, "jahurto"