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TIL that we sent people to the moon before we put wheels on suitcases

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yMBJ TIL When executives from game developer Red Fly met with George Lucas they were instructed to never say “No” to him, told not to mention The Force Unleashed protagonist, Starkiller (George would only refer to him as “that guy”) and, most importantly, not to tell George how the Force works.
wL1AP TIL that if the tense your legs very hard when you stand up after sitting for a while, you won’t become dizzy or lightheaded
e0o1b TIL that the USA produces so much cheese they have 'Cheese Caves' to store it all in
LJed TIL New Jersey’s NHL team is named after the Jersey Devil, a legendary creature encountered by many including Commodore Stephen Decatur (who fired a cannonball at it) and Joseph Bonaparte, Napoleon’s older brother. In 1909 the creature reportedly attacked a trolley and was fired upon by police
4kwO6 TIL that there was an actual debate among ancient Greek writers on whether Achilles or Patroclus was the dominant ("erastes") or the passive ("eromenos") one in the relationship, with Plato famously arguing that Achilles was a passive "eromenos" who was willing to give his life to avenge his lover