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TIL that Afghanistan sent an Astronaut into space

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6AVY TIL The USA 10 dollar bill from 1914 pictured a man growing marijuana.
KYAK9 TIL in 1940s and 50s America coin-op machines called the “Voice-O-Graph” were commonly available to instantly record a single vinyl record from an attached microphone for a few quarters
lovrV TIL that the term and concept of "jay-walking" was introduced in the 1920's by the auto industry as part of a propaganda campaign to claim the roads for cars and shift the blame in accidents from cars to pedestrians. At the time "Jay" was a slur with a similar meaning to "redneck" or "hillbilly."
jDjM TIL you could survive indefinitely on nothing but potatoes, butter and water.
KYa5R TIL the word "mile" comes from the Roman Empire for a thousand paces (mille passus) -- the total distance of Roman general Agrippa's left foot hitting the ground 1,000 times when marching as measured by every other step.