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TIL there is a creature called a bearcat, and it smells like popcorn

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0wy7M TIL Bill Gates hijacked the control panel at an airport gate -- and got the plane to come back.
m1bdx TIL that Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, ages 15 and 16 respectively, were paid a combined total of $4000 in royalties by record promoter Sid Prosen for their first song, a 1959 original that hit #49 on the charts and sold 100,000 copies. Prosen promoted the song in part by bribing DJs to play it.
wLQRM TIL In the 1880’s, the Old Faithful geyser would be used to launder clothes. Dirty clothes would be placed in the crater and after an eruption, they were “ ejected thoroughly washed”
9Wxp TIL that Jeff Bezos wanted to name Amazon “Relentless,” but friends talked him out of it. Relentless.com still directs you to Amazon.com.
dD5LQ TIL: The US developed the chemical compound Cyanogen Chloride for use in WW2 against Japan. It is a highly toxic blood agent that could penetrate gas masks. Truman decided against using it and opted for the atom bomb. It is now listed in the Chemical Weapons Convention and has never been deployed.