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TIL the creators of Curious George fled Paris on homemade bicycles just hours before Hitler's army invaded during WWII. The Reys decided they wanted to bring several in-the-works manuscripts with them and managed to pack five in their meager belongings. One of them was the first Curious George book

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4XMvw TIL Dennis Rodman was cut from his highschool Football & Basketball team. Worked as a janitor before dropping out of college. Was recruited by Southeastern Oklahoma State then went on to win 3 straight titles with Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
5VkB TIL that when the Apollo team jettisoned their lunar module, the collision caused “the entire Moon [to ring] like a gong, vibrating and resonating for almost an hour after the impact.”
ZPZG TIL that Constantinople became Istanbul because people started referring to it as “The City” and the Greek phrase for “In The City” is pronounced “Is Tin Poli.” Over time, this became Istanbul.
X0awE TIL: That due to press interest in getting photos of the Teletubbies actors in costume without their Teletubby heads on; measures were taken to secure their privacy, including blindfolding visitors coming to the set and creating a tent for the actors to change in secret.
Nnj8 TIL raw carrots may be as addictive as cigarettes.