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TIL that the first person to perform "Baby, It's Cold Outside" was Ricardo Montalban (AKA Khaaaaaan!)

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lB6G TIL that in 1959 the USPS attempted to deliver mail by cruise missile and successfully shipped cargo from New jersey to Florida in 22 minutes
BrMbW TIL the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council (NHDSC) says it is unacceptable to place ketchup on your hot dog after the age of 18. Mustard, relish, onions, cheese and chili are acceptable.
9E0Q TIL that King Tut’s beard was broken off by museum workers, who glued it back on. The mistake wasn’t discovered until months later.
AkkB TIL Mayans exist today. They will be celebrating a new era on Dec 21st, not the end of the World.
kOrM7 TIL when the territory of Wyoming applied to join the US, congress told them they'd have to stop letting women vote. Their response was "We will remain out of the Union one hundred years rather than come in without the women”. In 1890 they joined as the first and only state to allow women to vote.