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TIL NASA will pay you $19,000 to lay in bed for two months!

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nWxdo TIL even though the group The Supremes is commonly known as "Diana Ross & The Supremes", they were only known as that between 67-70. Many of their popular songs were recorded before then. Someday We'll Be Together (61), Stop! In the Name of Love (65), You Can't Hurry Love (66) as examples.
W7ZJL TIL that Nickelodeon almost cancelled Hey Arnold’s Christmas episode because they thought kids wouldn't care about its portrayal of the Vietnam War. An executive revoked the decision when her nine-year-old son saw a rough cut of the episode and asked 'Mom, is that what Vietnam was all about?'.
j7pM TIL that in April 2013 thieves stole 5-5.5 tons of Nutella worth $20000 in Bad Hersfeld, Germany.
8eeyZ TIL Pirates wore eye patches, so they could see better in the dark, and it had nothing to do with an eye missing.
bknE TIL the appendix is used as a safe-house for beneficial bacteria for when you have diarrhea