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TIL that Mouse Cannons were an 1862 mousetrap

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mxYQP TIL for the 200th episode of Inside the Actors Studio, James Lipton was, for once, in the other chair as the guest who was interviewed. They allowed Lipton to select his interviewer. His choice? Dave Chappelle
Nope TIL that George Washington’s body was frozen for 3 days so he wouldn’t be buried alive, and that his friend William Thornton planned to “reanimate” his corpse by filling it with lamb’s blood and pumping air into his lungs.
N7JB1 TIL: The first-ever solar-powered satellite, Vanguard 1, is "the oldest human-made object still in orbit" (plus some of its launch rocket). Launched in 1958, it stopped talking in 1964 but continues orbiting. The three sats older than it (Sputniks 1 & 2, Explorer 1) are no longer in orbit.
PYBxO TIL the song "November Rain" was left off of Guns N' Roses major breakthrough album "Appetite for Destruction" at the last minute, as "Sweet Child of Mine" was thought to be enough of a ballad for one album.
GANL5 TIL, "Ratfucking" which means the pillaging of the most desirable part of Meal, Ready-to-Eat (MRE) is common in the US military. In this situation, the more senior personnel will open up the packages, take the best ones of each MRE packages while leaving the trash ones for the newbies.