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TIL Bryan Cranston directed an episode of The Office (S09E04: Work Bus).

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v1DGR TIL that George Washington ordered the entire Continental Army inoculated against smallpox despite popular resistance to the practice
Wk9vX TIL the longest running daily tradition in history is the blowing of a horn at the 4 corners of a town square in Ripon, UK. The tradition began back in 886 and has continued for the past 1,133 years without fail at 9pm each night to herald the arrival of the evening.
xV4J7 TIL that Betty White's television career has gone on for so long that her first job was in 1939 and involved singing songs on one of the first experimental TV channels
QevX TIL Van Halen’s “no brown M&Ms” clause was to check that venues had adhered to the safety standards in the contract. If there were brown M&Ms, it was a tell tale sign they had not.
4w4a TIL there is a long forgotten 13th sidereal zodiac sign, Ophuchicus “the snake holder” Nov. 29-Dec. 17. It was cut out by the Babylonians who wanted 12 signs for compatibility with their base 60 number system.