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TIL China, virtually closed to Americans for over a decade, opened its doors to a Danish author from National Geographic for a lengthy tour conducted by communist officials in 1964

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JYEEB TIL Jennifer Lopez was not too pleased with her South Park portrayal, getting mad and firing people from the set of one of her films because they kept reciting lines and lyrics from the episode ('Ooh tacos, I love tacos...' ) and the song "Taco-Flavoured Kisses"
bwDE TIL NASA Astronaut Owen Garriott successfully pranked flight controllers by playing a recording of his wife whilst on SkyLab. There were no women on board the space station and was used to make it look like there was a stowaway.
1aejX TIL: In US presidential elections, it is possible to win the most electoral college votes +AND+ win the popular vote and yet still not win the presidency. This happened in 1877 meaning Rutherford B Hayes was awarded the position by a senate and house vote
Ybor TIL that William Henry Jackson’s photos played an important role in convincing Congress in 1872 to establish Yellowstone National Park, the first national park of the U.S. He was in a position to capture the first photographs of legendary landmarks of the West.
QNPEX TIL in South Korea, there is a difference between ramen and ramyun, with ramen referring exclusively to Japanese noodles served fresh at restaurants and ramyun referring to Korean-style instant noodles served with boiling water