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TIL Farting while wearing clothing in a sterile environment will not compromise the sterility of said environment

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YpGRZ TIL Germans sunk an oil tanker at the mouth of the Mississippi River in 1942 during WWII
wLQ67 TIL the 1947 classic "It's a Wonderful Life" was a box-office flop, and didn't become popular until the late 70's when its copyright expired and TV channels could play it for free.
5blk TIL that NBC’s ‘The Office’ made the city it was set in more popular. Scranton, Pennsylvania promoted its association with the show, erecting Dunder Mifflin Paper logos around the city. Scranton became a tourist attraction for the show, holding fan conventions.
QNl7E TIL Sen. Joseph McCarthy was addicted to morphine at the end of his life and his supplier was the Head of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics
mgYY TIL that X-files character Dana Scully is responsible for a surge of women pursuing academic careers. This became known as the “Scully Effect”