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TIL Mr Potato Head was originally just the accessories. You provided your own potatoes.

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6EW4w TIL Ivan Kharchenko was named a Hero of the Soviet Union and awarded an Order of Lenin and Gold Star for defusing more than 26,000 explosives during the battles of Stalingrad and Kiev. He continued his job until 1956, disarming 16,000 more munitions along the way, finally retiring in 1964.
Eg89V TIL the origin of the term, "A1":, which comes to us from Lloyds of London's ship grading system. The letter indicates the condition of the hull; the number, the condition of the ship's equipment. A rating of A1 means the ship is seaworthy inside and out.
0nvN TIL bear bile farms actually have some scientific basis because bears are the only mammals that naturally produce large amounts of UDCA in their bile. UDCA is FDA approved for treatment of gallstones. On the other hand, it can be synthesized without any harm to bears.
ADVAw TIL: Getting teenage "groopie" nookie is why most musicians get on stage, said the legendary JOHN LENNON of THE BEATLES, "we're not getting on stage to have a card game." (Also, the stage crew gets more "action" than the actual band, due to their social-gatekeeping role.)
4kXb TIL that “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” is the first and ONLY fantasy film EVER to win an Academy Award for “Best Picture”.