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TIL Astronaut Ice Cream has never been taken into space

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GVWg TIL Colorado projects $578.1 million in marijuana sales.
gMnQb TIL that a city councilman convinced a crane operator to lift a car 200 feet onto an uncompleted section of CA freeway in order to embarrass the state legislature for its budget mismanagement. It worked, they soon approved the funds and completed the interchange.
Eg1XV TIL the original Washington Senators baseball team were actually officially called the Nationals for most of their existence, but fans and media still referred to them as the Senators
dMor TIL that the Yankees, Cubs, Angels and Dodgers are the only four MLB teams that lack a mascot. The Yankees used to have one, but he quit after being beat up by fans who didn’t want a mascot.
D1o8p TIL that the steam iconically shooting out of the streets of New York City comes from the underground new york steam system. The 105 mile system of pipes began providing services in 1882, it uses clean water and still delivers steam to over 2,000 city buildings today.