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TIL that the name “Spandex” was chosen because it’s an anagram of “Expands”.

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QQ5p TIL during a battle in 603 BC Chinese warrior Xiong Yiliao stepped out between the armies and started juggling 9 balls. The opposing troops were so amazed that all 500 of them turned and fled.
m6ZM TIL In 1920, J. R. R. Tolkien wrote letters to his children as Father Christmas, along with illustrations of his home near the North Pole, and planted it in the youngster’s bedroom. He wrote them until 1943, and with each passing year, his stories became more elaborate and character-filled.
4kKLo TIL that one of the oldest recorded desserts in history is fruitcake, which dates back to ancient Egypt around 3000 BC.
WkJD4 TIL that in 1967, the original crew for the Apollo program all died in a cabin fire during a launch rehearsal test.
Z8oBD TIL the last guy to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) was Yukio Mishima in 1970. He was a japanese nationalist author, actor and director who had his own milita and tried to stage a oup d'état by taking over the armed forces heaquaters. He killed himself in the commandants office when it failed.