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TIL when Stalin got his first position as Secretary of the Communist Party, Leon Trotsky mocked his secretarial and low duties by nicknaming him "Comrade Index Card". Stalin eventually rose in ranks to rule the USSR, and eventually exiled Trotsky from the entire country.

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6EkmX TIL in Hinduism time is divided in 4 eras, the current era, Kali Yuga, is believed to be a age of sin and conflict in which it is predicted rulers will become unreasonable, the weather and enviroment will degrade, the rich will dominate the poor and many diseases will spread, it will end in 428,899
mxExo TIL that the man who played Captain Byron Hadley (the brutal lead prison guard from "The Shawshank Redemption") is the also the voice of Mr. Krabbs.
epaLn TIL Big Bird was supposed to be on the Challenger shuttle, but couldn't fit, and was replaced by Christa McAuliffe
A8Qd TIL “checks” can be written on just about anything and not necessarily on an actual check
ZwWp TIL that Galaxy Quest was originally rated ‘R’, and that the uncut version is hiding somewhere.