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TIL space smells like “seared steak” or “hot metal” to astronauts returning from spacewalks.

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PYJEL TIL Before West Germany (the trizone) got its anthem, carnival songs were played to officially represent Germany. One such song was "We're the natives of Trizonesia" which is about making out with girls, to which the Allied officers, not speaking German, rose from their seats out of respect.
KOamJ TIL that Wash and Book were killed off in "Serenity" because their actors, Alan Tudyk and Ron Glass, couldn't commit to doing sequels
697aJ TIL Lincoln made no mention of Pilgrims, Plymouth or Natives when he codified Thanksgiving as a national holiday.
V708 TIL Pablo Escobar was regarded as the wealthiest criminal in history, with an estimated net-worth of US$30 billion by the early 1990s
9w0YG TIL About The Axeman of New Orlean's, a serial killer who attacked 12 people with an axe and was never caught.