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TIL the caps lock key was created for the disabled and people with weak pinkies

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OOr4 TIL Former NASCAR Driver Tim Flock had a Monkey Co-pilot named “Jocko Flocko”. He is recognized as the only winning Monkey in NASCAR History
xG6g TIL Mao promised that Chinese steel production would surpass England and overtake America. As a result, many Chinese children born in 1958 and 1959 were named “Chaoying” (“Surpass England”) and “Chaomei” (“Overtake America”).
8eKrL TIL George Washington's favorite food was hoecakes, a type of pancake made from cornbread.
QkjX TIL Rick Moranis, beloved comedian who retired to raise his family in the late 80’s, is a semi-active musician
4XYE6 TIL there are no known records from the American Treasury Department to indicate why Andrew Jackson was chosen to replace Grover Cleveland on the $20 bill in 1928. Jackson was notoriously opposed to paper money.