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TIL Mad Cow Disease is caused by cattle consuming the remains of other cattle as part of their diet

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1ajX TIL-Tattoo coloring is also what LEGOs are made of.
AN9Pa TIL: The Gundam series idea of dropping space colonies on Earth was based on a real concept developed in the 1960s known as Ivan's hammer at the annual American Astronautical Society. Which described the use of asteroids as WMDs. Decades later, Carl Sagan and the RAND Corp discussed the feasibility.
awZ9A TIL That Don Mclean's American Pie held the record for almost 50 years for being the longest song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 before Taylor Swift's "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" broke the record in 2021.
9wwNQ TIL about General Santa Anna’s wooden leg. The leg was captured by an Illinois regiment in 1847 and is now on display at the Illinois State Military Museum.
4XbXR TIL that The Office was supposed to have a spin-off entitled The Farm based around Dwight, but it was turned down by studio execs.