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TIL the day after Thanksgiving is the busiest day of the year for plumbers.

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NX6ZN TIL Whoopi Goldberg played the typically male lead role of Psuedolus in the 1997 revival of A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
okYW TIL Babe Ruth twice hit a ball so high he was able to make it to third base before it came back down, and hit a ball so hard it went between the pitcher’s legs then over centerfield’s head
KY8j6 [TIL] Sushi, or vinegared rice, was initially used as a preservative for a dish called narezushi (馴れ寿司). The fermented rice was packed around raw salted fish, which in turn fermented and preserved the fish for months. Once the fish was consumed, the rice was thrown away.
EGgd TIL for the first Moon landing, the average age of NASA controllers was 26 years old.
KOjL4 TIL at least 42,000 workers remain trapped on cruise ships without paychecks