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TIL the NATO call sign of the Mig-15 was Fagot

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e404 TIL John Lasseter, one of the three founding fathers of Pixar, was fired from Disney for trying to create three dimensional cartoon images. Lucasfilm hired him promptly afterwards for being innovative. Disney would later buy both Lucasfilms and Pixar for billions of dollars.
BMDL TIL that due to American Public Law 94-479, by the 94th Congress, George Washington is protected from being outranked by any officer in past, present, and future - so if there’s a 6 star general, Washington is automatically upgraded to 7.
wK8o TIL experts rank Starbucks coffee behind Wendy’s, McDonald’s and Tim Hortons in a blind tasting, saying “This is so bad. It’s the antithesis of coffee.”
aw7kZ TIL George Takei refused to appear in the Simpsons episode 'Marge vs. the Monorail' because he did not want to make fun of public transportation as he was a member of the board of directors of the Southern California Rapid Transit District. The role was instead offered to Leonard Nimoy who accepted.
9YxnB TIL of the Friendship paradox, a phenomena that was first observed in 1991. On average, most people have fewer friends than their friends have. At the same time they believe they have more friends than their friends have