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TIL the story that NASA spent $1 million on a space pen while the soviets simply used a pencil is false. The pen was developed by a private company without any taxpayer dollars and NASA simply became a client afterwards.

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djo9 TIL that Guy Fieri required show researchers for “Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives” to take note of any indications of homosexuality for potential restauranteurs to be featured on the show. Guy allegedly stated, “You can’t send me to talk to gay people without warning! Those people weird me out!”
rkmw TIL Luigi Chinetti won the 24 hours of Le Mans in 1949 by racing over 23 hours of the race by himself, only letting his co-driver behind the wheel for 20 minutes
m1NyE TIL That the popular sugary Chex snack was called "puppy chow" BEFORE it was called Muddy Buddies. It was started in the midwest and called puppy chow for its resemblance to dog treats. Chex cereal caught on to the popularity and printed an "official" recipe on the back of Chex cereal boxes.
M7g5b TIL Rocky Marciano boxed and defeated Harry Haft, who used to fight people to the death at Auschwitz.
7remr Are hotel pools safe? Poop germs in treated water can still make you sick, a new CDC report says.