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TIL Hall of Fame Pitcher Nolan Ryan played from 1966 until 1993. He was 19 when he debuted and 46 when he retired.

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neor9 TIL: Bill Nye the Science Guy is related to the founder of Nye Lubricants, whose replacement whale oil led to the international ban against whaling.

Br8jL TIL in 1972 the US Congress established the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA), to provide policy-makers with a better means of understanding complex science, and the many technology concerns of the day. It was dismantled in 1995 for being biased and unnecessary.

Zp7Eo TIL the largest number of layers in a layer cake is 260, made by The Watkins Company in Winona, Minnesota.

pYAZe TIL that singer Avril Lavigne was banned from performing in Malaysia in 2008 because her concert was deemed too sexy.However,the ban was lifted shortly after.

WkPyY TIL that a town called Hot Springs, NM changed its named to "Truth or Consequences" after the host of a radio show called Truth or Consequences made an offer for free publicity of a city if they changed their name to the show's name.