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TIL Thomas Jefferson Popularized Mac & Cheese in the US

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VBYJG TIL that reserve parachutes are packed by a FAA certified rigger who goes through a deliberate step-by-step process which can take over an hour.
RG86 TIL Guy Fawkes wasn’t executed, he died by breaking his neck falling from the platform built to hang him
KOYMw TIL that while wolves are pack animals, dogs are not.
D1nZj TIL Polar Bears have recently been migrating further south and mating with Grizzly bears, creating a hybrid called Grolar Bears.
GAelj Today I learned that one of the reasons Alien has such a diverse cast was because they wrote all their characters with no backstory before casting “The crew is unisex, and all parts are interchangeable for men or women.” - Ronald Shusset