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TIL the Spongebob episode “SpongeBob, You’re Fired!” sparked a debate on food stamps and depiction of unemployment.

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aypN TIL that it is illegal for Federal Employees to possess or use marijuana under any circumstances, even for medicinal use or if they live in a state that allows it.
epyAD TIL Every Friday and Saturday, a NASA astronaut shares some of their mission memories with guests at Space Center Houston, along with options to have breakfast together for Q&A
jZEv TIL that before Sylvester Stallone sold the script for Rocky, he was homeless and sold his dog for $50. A week later, he sold the script and bought his dog back for $3000.
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.
R7Nw7 TIL that the first non-white person in the NBA was Wataru Misaka a 5’7” Japanese-American point guard. Drafted in 1947, he’s still alive and turns 95 today!