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TIL that “Jim Wilson” is the code name given to a cadaver being flown on a commercial flight.

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dVlK TIL when Yuri Gagarin landed after his famous spaceflight, the only people nearby were a farmer and her daughter. He looked like frightening in his orange space suit, so he said “Don’t be afraid, I’m a Soviet citizen like you, who has descended from space and I must find a telephone to call Moscow!”
wLbYE TIL that George Steinbrenner, the former owner of the New York Yankees who was famously impersonated by Larry David on Seinfeld, actually made an appearance in a deleted scene of the show. He asked Elaine to go to with him to George and Susan's wedding.
4QVX TIL that there is a cat who visits the University of Augsburg in Germany every day to offer cuddles to stressed out students. The cat’s owner lives nearby and doesn’t mind her daily excursions, and the students call her Sammy, the Campus Cat.
KYo9Q TIL About a Gorilla Who Carried a 3-Year-Old Boy to Safety After He Fell Into An Enclosure in 1996
n7XW TIL Isaac Newton was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1689 and served for exactly one year. During that time, he said one and only one sentence during the lengthy proceedings: he asked a nearby usher to close an open, drafty window.