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TIL the fictional company Dunder Mifflin from "The Office" became a real life member of the Scranton Chamber of Commerce. The town receives massive exposure as many businesses and locations are mentioned in the show.

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E17kP TIL that the producers of Never Gonna Give you Up were the same ones that made You Spin Me Round
mxENR TIL, a Bugatti Veyron has 16 oil plugs and changing the oil takes 27 hours, costing $21,000.
oRVG7 TIL that it took Erno Rubik, inventor of the Rubiks Cube, one month to solve his own invention.
epwkD TIL that astronauts in the ISS don’t shower for six months (or however long they’re up i space). Instead, they use damp towels and waterless shampoo to clean themselves.
6exQ TIL that Tchaikowsky donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company for it to be used in the role of Yorick in their production of Hamlet. David Tennant was the first person to use the skull in the role in 2008, over 25 years after Tchaikowsky’s death.