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TIL A fictional island was created in 1977 by Britain's Newspaper Guardian as an April Fools day joke, complete with elaborate descriptions of the island nation's tourism and developing economy...

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dpdK TIL that President Harry S. Truman’s middle name was literally the letter “S”
KXZJ TIL Debbie Harry of Blondie was a playboy bunny
kOa6W TIL that in the original preformance of "Baby it's Cold Outside" there is no snow storm- it's a joke. Also at one point the line "Say, what's in this drink?" Is sang by a man about a vase of flowers he thought was his glass.
6Ennl TIL According to the ASCI score, Chick-fil-A has been the No. 1 ranked fast food restaurant in customer satisfaction for six straight years. McDonald’s has been at the bottom of the rankings.
8alK8 TIL WW2 Black Sheep Squadron member Bill Case cheated death by randomly lowering the seat in his cockpit. In battle, a bullet from a Japanese Zero hit his cockpit and bloodied his scalp. If he had been sitting an inch higher, he would be dead. He went on to live another 52 years.