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TIL that the Rhinoceros Party of Canada campaigned for such ideas as repealing the law of gravity, and tearing down the Rocky Mountains so that Albertans could see the Pacific sunset.

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D1Xrr TIL that Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book was written for St. Nicholas Magazine, a publication for children edited by Mary Mapes Dodge. Dodge, author of Hans Brinker, or the Silver Skates, asked Kipling to contribute something and although he'd never written for children before, he said he'd try.
QJZap TIL Mantan Moreland was almost one of the three stooges that was supposed to replace Shemp Howard after his death
epD74 TIL that in the Irish language there are no words for “yes” or “no”
D1MkY TIL about tetramethyl orthosilicate, a substance that reacts with water to create silica and methanol. It's vapor can blind you and give you respiratory problems by creating silica crystals in your eyes and lungs.
JoG4 TIL that after Drew Barrymore posed nude in Playboy at age 19, her godfather, Steven Spielberg, sent her a quilt for her 20th birthday with a note that said “cover yourself up”. Enclosed were also the Playboy pictures, altered by his art department to make her appear fully clothed.