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TIL that there's a reason why people hate Wendy Willams so much. It seems she's one of the most insensitive people on TV.

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nWNNo TIL that Mackinac Island was the United States 2nd ever national park but was converted to a State Park due to funding
VBBp8 TIL The Greek physician Hippocrates noted that naturally fat people tend to die ealier than those who are slender. It is also better to be larger when young but a smaller stature is better in old age
OoDg TIL Because of South Park’s Scientology episode, The Church of Scientology hired people to spy on Matt and Trey to find something on them to use for blackmail. The Church became frustrated when their investigation turned up nothing but the fact that they’re pretty normal people.
wodaE TIL In 1969, Nixon appointed a Space Task Group which presented recommendations including building an Earth-orbiting space station, a lunar-orbiting space station, a base on the lunar surface, and a human expedition to Mars. They were too expensive, so Nixon directed NASA to build the Space Shuttle
M71Jb TIL about “Unsinkable Sam” a cat who survived the sinking of 3 famous ships: the first was the Bismarck followed by HMS Cossack then HMS Ark Royal – both of which had earlier helped to sink the Bismarck. After the Ark Royal sank, he was retired to the UK.