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TIL that Christopher Walken is one of only two actors (the other being Alec Baldwin) to have a standing offer from Lorne Michaels to host Saturday Night Live whenever his schedule permits. Thus far he has hosted the show 7 times, his most famous appearance being the "More Cowbell!" sketch.

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6eB8 TIL that there are 3 places in the world (all of them in Russia), in which the difference between record high and record low temperatures is higher than 100 degrees Celsius (or 180 degrees Fahrenheit)
OG0K7 TIL of Cockaigne, an imaginary land of plenty in medieval myth, where physical comforts and pleasures are always immediately at hand. In Cockaigne, abbots are beaten by their monks, nuns are flipped over to show their bottoms, and the skies rain cheese.
v1pZ7 TIL of Vissarion, a Russian mystic and spiritual leader who claims to be a reincarnation of Jesus Christ. His church has over 10000 followers, of which 4000 live together deep in Siberia. Members are forbidden from using money, eating meat, and vices, all done to prepare for an apocalyptic flood.
neYQP TIL that a self proclaimed "Grammar Vigilante" has been correcting grammatically incorrect store signs in Bristol at night since 2003. He uses an 8 foot long apparatus called the "Apostrophiser" to correct signs such as "Amy's Nail's" and "Cambridge Motor's"
KO58G TIL There was a special GM program that allowed astronauts to lease up to two Chevys per year for $1 each. Six of the seven original Mercury astronauts took full advantage of the program by leasing both a family wagon and a Corvette