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TIL Pistachio used to by dyed red so they looked more appetizing

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BrRwb TIL that in 1983 Ivan Reitman was attached to direct "The Batman" and wanted to cast Bill Murray as Batman and Eddie Murphy as Robin
N7LNb TIL that the CIA made an Osama bin Laden action figure that looks like a 'Star Wars' villain to send to Pakistani and Afghani kids, because "it would help find Bin Laden"
nr9Y TIL in 1962 the US detonated a nuclear bomb in space
Oopag TIL that Van Halen's "no brown M&Ms" clause was a way to make sure show promoters read the whole contract
neAYo TIL that if an advertisement for an American flag says not available in Minnesota, it means the flag was not made in the USA. MN has a law requiring American made American flags.