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TIL that Ramón Arellano Félix of the Tijuana Cartel was jokingly harassed on the streets of Hollywood for a segment for the David Letterman Show.

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MeEYa TIL NASA as a practical joke played Hello Dolly to wake the Gemini 6 crew in 1965. The astronauts loved it and a tradition was born. Until 2011, families were allowed to choose a favorite song to wake up their loved one in space.
8awRa TIL Los Angeles may spend billions to turn the Hoover Dam into a gigantic battery by pumping water back up into Lake Mead at times when solar energy is cheap
R5vQa TIL: That after finishing 6th at the 1968 Olympics, Ron Clarke visited his predecessor as the world’s greatest distance runner, Emil Zátopek. When he left for Australia, Zatopek gave him a present to be opened on the plane. It was one of his gold medals with a note saying "because you deserve it."
97X TIL that crying releases excess stress hormones, thus creating the effect of feeling better after crying.
9w0JG TIL Kasane Teto, a virtual singer software created on the Japanese textboard 2channel for April Fools' Day, 2008. Initially conceived as a hoax by users who planned to make a fake Vocaloid character, it was eventually developed into a real product. She was introduced as a "diva born from a hoax".