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TIL Carl Sagan wanted “Here comes the sun” by the Beatles to be on the Voyager Golden Record, but E.M.I. records turned down the offer

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0d885 TIL Al Cowlings, the man who drove the famous white Bronco in the O.J. Simpson police chase, opened a chatline during the trial for the public to ask him questions about anything except the murders and his friend O.J.'s trial.
wLBP6 TIL The only goalkeeper to ever win Ballon d'Or (worlds best player) was Lev Yashin from the Soviet Union there was a year where he played every game and only conceded a goal in 7 games
XL0X TIL Harriet Tubman drugged crying babies with opium and never lost a slave on 19 trips
m1P9E TIL subway isn’t legally allowed to call its bread “bread” in Ireland. They consider it “cake”
ZpMEG TIL Production on ALF was tense. The set was elevated and full of trap doors constantly being reset. Due to technical issues the 30 minute show took 20 to 25 hours to shoot. One especially stressful day Max Wright attacked ALF and the two had to be separated.