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TIL Bill Nye once entered a Steve Martin look-alike contest and won.

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8alWa TIL that The United States has more gold medals in the Olympics (Summer and Winter) than every individual country's combined medal count except for the former Soviet Union.
Mej5m TIL Psy, famous for Gangnam Style, stayed up late for about 30 nights to come up with the dance. He had tested various "cheesy" animal-inspired dance moves with his choreographer, including panda and kangaroo moves, before settling for the horse trot, which involves pretending to ride a horse.
PYXWV TIL that among high schoolers in Japan, asking for or receiving the 2nd button from a boy's school uniform during graduation is a confession of love. This is because the 2nd button is closest to the heart.
AN9bw TIL that Taylor Swift's 2010 song 'Enchanted' was likely about Adam Young of Owl City. He responded with a cover on his blog just before Valentine's Day, addressing her by name in the lyrics and telling her he was "enchanted to meet her, too." Taylor never responded publicly to the cover or post.
jNjj TIL kids would rather get paid less to be “professional” than work a blue collar job