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TIL that in 1997, Nelson Mandela described meeting the Spice Girls as “the best day of [his] life.”

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J1lrk TIL that Illinois fought and lost a war against crows in the 1930/40s.
grVyD TIL that Mammatus clouds look like pouches hanging from the sky. These rare cloud formations are typically found beneath thunderstorm anvil clouds and are often a sign of severe weather. They appear as a series of bulbous, sagging pockets and are formed by sinking air.
LkbXQ TIL that until 1999, Montana had rural highways without daytime speed limits
lolR5 TIL An astronaut working on the International Space Station needed a tool he didn’t have, so NASA designed a wrench with computer software and emailed the file to him. He then used a 3D printer to create the first object ever designed on earth and made in space.
GYQWE TIL that the tallest person in recorded history was Robert Wadlow, who was 8 ft 11.1 in (2.72 m) tall and apparently still growing at the time of his death at 22 years of age.