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TIL that Yuri Gagarin touched Queen Elizabeth II's leg to make sure she was not a doll during a visit to UK.

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Akl7 TIL that in the early 90s Sudanese NBA player Manute Bol tried to warn the US Congress and the Pentagon about the threats of Osama bin Laden. His worries were “dismissed”
mxYvE TIL That Kid Rock took a massive pay cut on his 2013 Summer tour in order to keep ticket prices for his shows capped at $20, and beer prices at $4 for 12oz.
ANwQd TIL that despite the participation of more than thirty tropical countries at one point or another, none has ever won a Winter Olympic medal yet.
6EoxJ TIL Martin Luther's son, Paul, was a survivor of the bubonic plague. After surviving, he dedicated his life to chemistry and medicine, developing the pharmaceuticals Unguentum ex nitro, Magistrum perlarum, Magistrum collorum, and Aurum potabile.
5YEWr TIL that Modica Market, the grocery store Jim Carey shops at in The Truman Show, is a real store in Seaside, FL. Store owner Charlie Modica, seen stocking shelves in the movie, said, “I’m 20 years older, 30 pounds heavier and my hair’s turned gray on me. Otherwise, not much has changed.”