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TIL that JFK’s daughter was secretly gifted the puppy of the first Russian dog in space as part of a series of secret daily correspondence between JFK and Kruschev. The dog then proceeded to bite every Kennedy

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JLav TIL a blonde, blue eyed Frenchman moved to London, pretended to be from Taiwan, and became the most famous “Asian” in 18th Century England. He even wrote an influential book about Asia even though he had never been there and had no idea what he was talking about.
0a0v TIL Will Ferrell turned down $29 million to do a sequel to Elf. ‘It wasn’t difficult at all,’ he said. 'I remember asking myself: could I withstand the criticism when it’s bad and they say, “He did the sequel for the money”?
EgkK7 TIL that renaissance painter El Greco made an offer to the Pope to repaint the Sistine Chapel over Michelangelo's "Last Judgement"
x6bPo TIL that Paintball guns are also known as 'paintball markers' because they have been used by forestry personnel to mark trees and ranchers to mark wandering cattle.
wLmn7 TIL the Bank of Canada once had to urge Canadian citizens to stop “Spocking” their five dollar bills.