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0d1Pj TIL that there was actually one astronaut, named Abdul Ahad Momand, who came from Afghanistan, and who spent time at the Mir Space Station in 1988. [However, later on he emigrated to Stuttgart, Germany, and became an accountant.]
168XV TIL in 1980 there was a spinoff of Sanford & Son called "Sanford". Fred's son Lamont was replaced with a jolly white Southerner, with a beard and trucker's cap, who lived in Lamont's room.
8aloV TIL: Food Allergies are now 2-3 times higher compared to 1997. We have also seen diagnosed anaphylactic (life threatening) food reactions rise 377 percent from 2007 to 2016. As of 2011, one out of thirteen kids have a food allergy. To this day, scientists are still dumbfounded over this epidemic.
jNMMN TIL Disney is the second largest buyer of explosives in US, right behind Department of Defense!
5VYmR TIL scientists identified a thought to be extinct plant with aphrodisiac and contraceptive properties. The mythical plant, used widely by most ancient Mediterranean cultures, was found 2000 km away from its last place of sight.