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TIL Will Smith signed on for The Fresh Prince of Bel Air because he owed the IRS $2.8 million

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YpwKr TIL the "Lockheed Flatbed" was a proposed flatbed airplane designed for bulky cargo such as military jeeps or tanks
W7DyN TIL Bill Murray played the Human Torch in a "Fantastic Four" radio drama from 1975
YNmx TIL North Korean spies stationed abroad have to receive training on how to shop in supermarkets, use credit cards and visit clubs, as these amenities are not commonplace in North Korea.
XNdX TIL drunk Japanese astronomers sent an email to another solar system in 1983 that contained the molecular formula for alcohol and ‘cheers!’ in English and kanji. It arrived at the star in 1999
Gj14 TIL the average color of light in the universe is a shade of beige dubbed “Cosmic Latte”