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TIL the writers of Parks & Rec didn’t know Nick Offerman could already play the saxophone when they made his character Ron Swanson a secret saxophone player

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9ADD TIL that Seymour Cray (the genius behind the Cray Supercomputer) claimed that elves in a tunnel he was digging under his house would give him advice.
VMB1B TIL that, after the release of 'The Hunger Games' and 'Brave' in 2012, women's participation in archery rose by 105%
YpRDB TIL - It’s Illegal to Own Only One Guinea Pig in Switzerland. This is because guinea pigs are social animals, and they are considered victims of abuse if they are alone.
1anvD TIL that just outside Albuquerque you can drive East on Route 66 and hit a rumble strip that plays "America The Beautiful" if you drive the speed limit, turning the wheels of your car into a phonograph
aw0dM TIL More people died fighting on the Eastern Front than in all other fighting across the globe during World War II.