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TIL Ralph Lauren's Original name is Ralph Lifshitz

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XOk8 TIL that Mr. Rogers weighed himself in every day at 143 pounds for the last 30 years of his life. He found beauty in the number because there is 1 letter in the word “I,” 4 letters in the word “love,” and 3 letters in the word “you.” “I love you.”
XpZE TIL that there is a species of fungus from the Amazon that feeds on plastic. It can live on plastic alone, and can do so without oxygen, potentially leading to new techniques for bioremediation.
N7JJ6 TIL dogs not eligible to continue guide dog training are offered "career changes"
ypbe TIL the Hindenburg Zeppelin, named after the late German president Paul von Hindenburg, was almost named Hitler but was refused by Adolf due to his dislike of large aircrafts. He later said he was glad the aircraft didn’t share his name after the famous Hindenburg Disaster of 1937.
6vmZ TIL Leonard Cohen struggled for years writing the song ‘Hallelujah’, and had to pare down around 80 verses to get his original recorded version. In one writing session he was reduced to sitting in his underwear, bashing his head on the floor.