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TIL that the first animals in space were fruit flies

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raNM TIL that the shabby coat worn by The Great and Powerful Oz in The Wizard of Oz was found in a thrift store and later discovered to have belonged to L Frank Baum, author of the original Oz book.
LkO8Z TIL Ulysses S. Grant's autobiography was sold by 10,000 agents, many of whom were former Union soldiers who canvassed the northern states while wearing their old uniforms. It was a method devised by Mark Twain, the publisher. It made a fortune for Grant's widow, who received a 75% royalty.
GAZZG TIL Puffins Spend Almost All Their Time at Sea in the Winter
KVvB TIL That The Most Interesting Man in the World landed the Dos Equis gig by successfully improvising, with the given line “…and that’s how I arm wrestled Fidel Castro.”
l7oVK TIL that there are 600-700 cases of flesh-eating diseases diagnosed each year, and 25-30% result in death.