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TIL The writers of Rugrats were huge fans of Doctor Who, and actually based Tommy off of the Doctor, as a charismatic and whimsical leading character. Along with his trusty screwdriver!

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GY1mJ TIL Reporters Without Borders list the US as an Enemy of the Internet along with China, Russia, UK, North Korea, Iran and 13 other countries. These countries mark themselves out by their capacity to censor news and information online but also for their almost systematic repression of Internet users
5VQDR TIL there are 293 ways to make change for a dollar
EGmV TIL Cold War playground equipment was intended to foster children’s curiosity and excitement about the Space Race.
wLkmP TIL of Little Merrit, an 8 year old boy who died in 1865. A few days before he died, he told his dad he was afraid to be buried in a dark tomb. His parents honored his wish and put a window in his tomb.
p6pZ TIL: The leader of the Church of Scientology served as Tom Cruise’s best man at his wedding and his own wife disappeared in 2007 after she “filled several job vacancies without her husband’s permission”.