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TIL that the former chief of NASA holds six graduate degrees

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J1p0k TIL that The Island of the Dolls, located in Mexico, is filled with antique dolls. While it's accessible by gondola-like boats, most rowers are willing to transport people to the island, but there are those who refuse out of superstition.
oRj4W TIL in the 1980s, doughnut shops in Southern California started using pink-colored boxes because they were cheaper than plain white boxes due to there being a large amount leftover of pink-dyed cardboard stock just sitting around, taking up warehouse space at restaurant supply company Westco.
8aR1Z TIL that George Washington was actually a Redhead and that he did not wear a wig. Instead, he powdered his hair
ykeX TIL that there were two twins named Jennifer and June who only spoke to eachother in a secret language, isolated themselves from the outside world, tried to kill eachother and wound up in a mental hospital and decided together that one of them must die for the other to live a normal life.
9wYam TIL that bully sticks, a popular, healthy and safe chew for dogs, are literally dried bull penises.