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Til While Benjamin Franklin was in England, he wanted to meet sir Isaac Newton. But the meeting never happened.

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nWnbb TIL The blonde bombshell Jayne Mansfield got famous through a media blitz and a series of intentional wardrobe malfunctions. Mansfield's strategically busting seams got her constant coverage, even her measurements were nationally famous. In 1960 Mansfield was in more print than anyone else on earth.
OVa7 TIL that according to the British Film Institute, Fawlty Towers is the best British Television program of all time.
dKjr TIL Scratching your ankle feels as good as sex. Scientists have discovered the ankle is the most satisfying spot to scratch.
oRPE8 TIL that Brazil had its own theme for Dragon Ball for a while before they started adapting the original songs.
GvRj TIL the Grasshopper mouse is a carnivorous rodent that dines on worms, scorpions, snakes, and even other mice. It also “stalks its prey in the manner of a cat, sneaking up quietly, and defends its territory by ‘howling’ like a small wolf.”