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TIL Ham, the first chimpanzee in space, was only given the name "Ham" after successfully completing his mission. He was known as Number 65 before that, as NASA believed that it would be bad publicity if a "named" chimp burned up in the atmosphere or otherwise died as a result of mission failure.

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4kZpX TIL that Helena Bonham Carter reprised her role as Lady Tottington (from the 2005 Wallace & Gromit: The Curse Of the Were-Rabbit film) in a Wallace & Gromit sofa Commercial, back in 2019.
BgNOx TIL of the walking catfish, which is able to breathe air and use its pectoral fins to "walk" and move to different aquatic environments. Native to Southeast Asia, it became an invasive species in Florida during the 1960s and has been sighted in California, Connecticut, Georgia, and England.
NPAM TIL The Shroud of Turin has nothing to do with Jesus - it’s been comprehensively radiocarbon dated to the medieval period.
GAM1N TIL that a BBC report found that 80% of personal loans taken out by UAE men were used for wedding expenses; as a result, many Emirati men opted to marry "less demanding" foreign women. In response, the government created a fund giving grooms money if the bride was Emirati.
rRaGW TIL about Abigail and Brittany, a pair of conjoined twins who have lived remarkably regular lives; each girl has total control of one arm and they coordinate movement through unexplainable processes, demonstrating a deep connection despite having their own brains and spines.