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TIL The original California Constitution was written in both English and Spanish

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pY7A4 TIL - MacGyver series ran from 1985 until 1992, as a result, for 37+ years we've been using the word "MacGyvered" as an adjective meaning "adapted or improvised in an ingenious or expedient way.". In March 2019, the term was officially added to the Oxford English Dictionary.
Wkd88 TIL that no new chemical element was discovered in an US laboratory since Seaborgium (Z=106) in 1974; Livermorium (Z=116) and Tennessine (Z=117) are named after American toponyms, but they were actually discovered in Dubna, Russia
vPaj4 TIL the Apollo 10 Mission was a dress rehearsal for the Apollo 11 Moon Landing. Astronauts Stafford and Cernan descended to about 8 miles above the moon. The lunar module they flew was capable of landing, but their mission was to photograph the landing site for Armstrong and Aldrin two months later.
VBpEk TIL that the unhealthiest chain restaurant appetizer by far is TGI Friday's Loaded Potato Skins containing 2,120 calories, 92 grams of fat, and 1450 mg of sodium
kO0E TIL that Anaïs Nin, a French-Cuban author, led two completely separate lives in California and New York, spanning several decades. She would commute between states on a weekly basis. Neither of her husbands became aware of this until after her death.