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TIL Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was, coincidentally, Moon.

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NXQlP TIL Fred Gwynne [a.k.a. Herman Munster] wrote and illustrated children’s books. He once said the only thing he ever dreamed of being was a portrait artist.

R7G6Q TIL that a bevy of attorneys turned up dead, were fired, or forced to resign while pursuing criminal charges against needle manufacturers and purchasers who had contributed to the worldwide spread of HIV and hepatitis

Qwe TIL there is a dialect of German only spoken in Texas

KOP14 TIL that the original Cousin Itt wig was made of human hair, but was eventually replaced with synthetic because everybody on set smoked and producers were afraid the actor would go up in flames

N4a8 TIL Al Capone pioneered the concept of “sell by” dates.