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TIL Robin Williams was the one who suggested that Sid Meier‘s name should be put on each of his games

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4k6Aa TIL This is Rakesh Sharma. Alive and well, He was the first Indian to go to space in 1984, making India the 14th nation in the world to send a man to Outer Space.
N7OLE TIL About "Flarf Poetry." An unconventional and loose form of poetry that utilizes the the Internet to scavenge and conjure up odd and unordinary words or phrases to be implemented in a flarfy marlarky, sometimes horrifying, poem.
p8W0A TIL the inclusion of Queen's "Bohemian Rhapsody" in 1992's Wayne's World helped propel the song to #2 on the charts seventeen years after the song was first released.
J17Zl TIL James Bradley calculated the speed of light with a 0.4% error margin in 1729
E1jMw TIL: Clinking glasses together dates back to medieval times when hosts would pour their guests wine into their glass as proof it wasn't poisoned. Over time this became a symbolic gesture and if the guest trusted their host they would just clink their glasses together instead as a symbol of trust.