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TIL about the popular myth of the dinosaur "butt brain" or "hind brain", a second brain located near the hips that was supposed to control the movement of the legs and tail

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eaX4 TIL A&T offered a 900 number ($2 first minute, $0.45 for each additional minute) where callers could hear the live ground loop during shuttle missions. This was also used for up-to-the-minute details of Voyager’s encounter with Neptune.
6E0Pw TIL in 2000 Glenn Danzig was asked to audition for the role of Wolverine in the original X-Men film, but declined. The role then went to Hugh Jackman.
BrgEe TIL From 1944 to 1953 in the Ukraine, 35,000 Soviet troops and Communist officials were killed by guerillas
MeoEW TIL that the “glove gun” that showed up in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglorious Basterds was a real weapon manufactured by the US military.
6EY7w TIL in Pokemon Red/Blue, the remaining Pokemon that doesn't get picked by you or your rival is kept by Professor Oak. You can perform a glitch in the game to battle Professor Oak and he has that unused starter Pokemon at its final evolution along with a team of Pokemon on par with the Elite 4's.