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TIL over 15 to 20 networks rejected the Duffer Brothers' "Stranger Things" series, saying no one would be interested in a Sci-Fi horror that revolves around kid protagonists. One executive said they need to make it a kids show or have an adult character (Jim Hopper) be the main protagonist instead.

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p8yKb TIL that an Indian buffalo racer by the name of Srinivas Gowda allegedly ran 142m in 13.42 seconds, which when converted to the 100m is the equivalent of 9.55 seconds, .03 seconds faster than Usain Bolt.
4djX TIL that in Switzerland a seven-member Federal Council serves as the collective head of state, with each member leading an executive department. The current council consists of four men and three women from five different political parties.
19EP TIL 12-year-old Fidel Castro wrote a letter to FDR on this exact day 76 years ago, asking him for $10 dollars
pYPD8 TIL the title to “Inside Out” in Spanish is a pun. It is called “Intensamente” which means intensely but also ends with the word “Mente” or mind
X1w8 TIL because he was too big to fit on the bus, Andre the Giant was driven to school by his neighbor. That neighbor was Samuel Beckett.