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TIL fastfood mascot Grimace originally had four arms and was called Evil Grimace. He scared children, prompting changes.

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wLgbP TIL Jupiter shrinks about 2 cm (0.78") each year. When it was first formed, Jupiter was much hotter and was about twice its current diameter
9YlZp TIL of Transhumanism,an international movement that believes humans are currently in a transition state, and that future biotechnologies will allow us to drastically enhance our physical and cognitive capabilities and to stop biological aging, therefore essentially making us immortal or "transhuman"
wLOaY TIL one of the origin theories of the modern military salute comes from France. Knights were thought to greet one another in respect by lifting their visor with their free hand to reveal their face. The hand gesture of lifting the visor being similar to the "salute" hand gesture we do today.
OZWe TIL Steve Buscemi auditioned for the part of George Costanza
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