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TIL that in 2000, People Magazine voted Neil DeGrasse Tyson “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive.”

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X1gk TIL during a tour of Germany in 1958, Groucho Marx climbed a pile of rubble that marked the site of Adolf Hitler’s bunker, the site of Hitler’s death, and performed a two-minute Charleston
rN9b0 TIL that the Tim Tam came after the Penguin
P1ApV TIL there are 3 species of frogs in the mini genus called mini ature, mini mum, and mini scule
W7Ov9 TIL the early american jet used for ground-strike missions in Korea, the F-84 "Thunderjet" had a pilot's myth associated with it. It was said it had a ground-sniffer and would only take-off if it could smell dirt. As such, pilots suggested carrying bags of dirt to make her take off on a shorter run.
XEpEP TIL in Prague there's a street so narrow it has traffic lights for pedestrians. Once a German tourist got stuck and had to be soaped up in order to slide out.