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TIL Will Farrell worked as a mall Santa. That means someone has a childhood Christmas photo with Will Farrell Santa.

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oBOgK TIL Returning from the last moon landing Charlie Duke (LM Pilot A16) lost his wedding ring. During an EVA to get film from outside the craft & standing in the open hatch tethered to Ken Mattingly the ring floated out, he missed the catch, it bounced off Ken’s head. Charlie caught it on the rebound.
KOo09 TIL that, if we measure the height of moutain from the center of the Earth (which is the same for everybody) and not from sea-level (which is fluctuating and sometimes, hard to calculate), the highest peak on Earth is the Chimporazo Volcano in Chile.
6oKZ TIL that, when played together, the McBain clips from The Simpsons form a coherent mini-movie.
5aJn TIL that Mattel released an action figure of Stinkor, an anthropomorphic skunk supervillain of the He-Man universe, in 1985. Patchouli Oil was added to the molds to recreate the character’s unpleasant superpower. Toy collectors report the action figures continuing to reek after 30 years.
N7G4E TIL that if you hike a mountain in South Korea, there is a man at the top selling instant noodles.