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TIL that NASA has a radio station called Third Rock Radio which plays only alternative rock.

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VBmVp TIL: At least one player drafted in Top 5 of the NBA draft was named Rookie of the Year, or has made an All-Star Team or All-NBA Team every year since 1976. The highest drafted player who made an All-Star Team that season was Adrian Dantley, who was drafted 6th by the Buffalo Braves.
PYm5J TIL that Venezuela's hyperinflation got bad in 2017, some became video game gold farmers and was seen playing games such as Runescape to sell in-game currency or characters for real currency.
Bg4lk TIL the video game Concord reportedly had a $400 million budget; Sony believed it would eventually expand into a Star Wars-level franchise with many spinoffs. But unprecedentedly low sales for a project of its size led to it being shut down 2 weeks after release, with all sold copies being refunded.
d7GQ TIL That Victoria Sponge Cake was actually named after Queen Victoria and contains extra fat.
mPlP TIL the 1964 Hollywood War Spectacular ‘The Battle of the Bulge’ was so historically inaccurate, that President Dwight D Eisenhower came out of retirement and held a press conference just to denounce the film.