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TIL that Boston University has a “People Watching Club.” Members of the club meet at a different location once a week and stare at strangers.

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pJDA TIL that a 1997 poll found that Americans thought NASA represented approximately 20% of the federal budget. In reality, NASA represented 0.9% of the federal budget. The record high level for NASA funding was 4.4%.
JYMA1 TIL John Lennon remarked that McCartney's only contribution to the Beatles was creating "silly love songs". McCartney responded by writing a song called "Silly Love Songs" which went on to become a #1 hit single.
plOO TIL The San Diego Padres resign ‘Padre For Life’ Matt LaChappa to a minor-league contract every year, and will continue to do so for the rest of his life.
yV7kp TIL that on April 18 1930, the BBC's evening news report simply said "there is no news" and then played piano music for the entire segment.
KQZ6 TIL Father Damien, a Catholic Priest, volunteered to help an island leper colony, saying “I make myself a leper to be with the lepers.” There he turned shacks into painted houses, cultivated farms, and started schools. Doing so he contracted leprosy himself. He was canonized a saint in 2009.