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TIL Austin St. John, the original Red Power Ranger, went on to become a Paramedic.

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alNN TIL that social etiquette and Western mannerisms are becoming status symbols in China
grXlL TIL in 1951, a Californian engineer designed a unique system to transport water to the southern deserts, using 400 artificial geysers that would throw water in an arc at 400 miles per hour through the air to be caught by a funnel at the next geyser.
Wk8lB TIL that in 1944, the US Mint made cents out of recycled brass shells spent in the war effort. Steel was used in 1943, but due to complaints over confusion between the steel cent and coins like the dime, the mint was pressured to make this creative change the following year.
e0kL4 TIL that many mammals, including primates like gorillas and chimpanzees, don't rely on cavernous tissue to erect the penis, but actually have a penis bone.
OG1A4 TIL A shipment containing 55 Oscar statuettes was stolen in the weeks leading up to the 2000 awards. 52 were found a week later in a supermarket dumpster, 1 was found in a drug dealers mansion in 2003, and 2 are still missing.