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TIL A ten year old Brooke Shields posed nude for Playboy magazine

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KOWv6 TIL That Tinder is called Tinder because a match creates a spark, which creates a flame/fire.
DQO6r TIL in 2006, the football team now known as the Washington Commanders repurposed old bags of peanuts originally supplied to a defunct airline and sold them to attendees of their games. These bags of peanuts were at least 9 months old (they had a recommended shelf life of 3 months).
oZ7A TIL Conan O'Brien was stalked by a Catholic Priest who followed him and his family, and even threatened to kill him, because he was denied a spot in the Late Night audience.
oR1LL TIL that the Bishop of Orlando is also considered Bishop of the Moon. This is because, according to Catholic law, newly discovered lands belong to the bishop of the port-of-departure of the expedition (Apollo 11).
epNo5 TIL the first Secession of the Plebes was a mass general strike, the first of many, by working class citizens against rulers they were displeased with