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TIL that Hershey’s kisses got their name due to the smooching sound the machine made while extruding the chocolates into a conveyor belt

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W04Y TIL that when Dean Norris (Hank Schrader) auditioned for Breaking Bad, he thought it was a comedy. This has led to him portraying a deeper version of the character than the writers intended.
J1ljm TIL that Arches National Park in Utah has a rock column known as The Phallus
bxX4 TIL there is a flying unit of the United States Air Force; The 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (AFRC), also known by its nickname, Hurricane Hunters, that flies into tropical storms and hurricanes for the specific purpose of directly measuring weather data in and around those storms.
odWA TIL when Sally Ride was preparing to launch as the first US woman in space in 1983, reporters asked questions like “Do you cry when things go wrong on the job?” and “Will the flight affect your reproductive organs?”
noR7 TIL that Gerald Ford is the only person ever to be Vice President, and later President, without being elected to either office.