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TIL the "White House Gift Shop" is not connected to the White House, is not affiliated with the federal government and is privately owned.

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XEDYX TIL it is a tradition in the British Navy to sing "Always look on the Bright Side of Life" from Monty Pythons "Life of Brian" while in desperate straits
ADjNw TIL the last search and rescue dog to assist after the September 11 terrorist attacks died in 2016 after retiring to be a reading dog
VMDP8 TIL that WALL-E's name is an acronym. It stands for Waste Allocation Load-Lifter: Earth-class.
WkbNY TIL: Chris Ballew, the lead singer of the band “The Presidents of the United States” also sings kids songs under the name “Caspar Babypants”.
660J TIL there are things called metamaterials that are artificially engineered materials with properties not found in nature. These properties are the result of their precisely designed structure. Some have the ability to reverse the refractive index, allowing for the possibility of superlenses.