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TIL That in 2009 the king of Thailand Vajiralongkorn promoted his dog Fufu to the rank of Air chief marshal.

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16KXr TIL The Godfather almost didn’t get made because Paramount didn’t believe in it, and the director nearly got fired before the studio saw the rough cut. It went on to become one of the most iconic films of all time.
j4OE TIL Spider Silk is so strong it has been theorized by scientists that a single strand the width of a pencil could stop a Boeing 747 in mid flight
4RWw TIL Time Warner, one of the world’s largest media companies, is paid a licensing fee for every Guy Fawkes mask sold
eNJ6 Today I learned that the waiting list for season tickets for the NFL Green Bay Packers is 30 years.
RnW4 TIL the Sun isn’t yellow, rather the Sun’s peak wavelength is Green therefore it is categorized as a ‘Green’ Star.