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TIL exactly ONE dinosaur fossil has ever been found in all of Washington state

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woo6J TIL that Stephen Stills auditioned for the band The Monkees in 1966 but was rejected due to Stills appearance and that he looked too 'old' for the part
oBZn7 TIL that NASA considered using motorcycles on the moon as a simpler alternative to the Lunar Rover.
mxmbx TIL that Tom Cruise's career saved Ray-Bans from extinction. Business was tanking in the 70s, so Ray-Ban signed a product placement deal for 60 films. Risky Business, Top Gun, and Rain Man all had Cruise wearing Wayfarers and Aviators, and sales went through the roof.
7rQBM TIL Yao Ming, famous for being one of the tallest player in the NBA, was born after the Chinese government "encouraged" the marriage of his parents; the country's tallest man and tallest female basketball player.
P54n TIL a BBC investigation found that collagen being used in British cosmetic surgeries had been harvested from executed Chinese prisoners.