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TIL in 1993 Burger King Briefly Offered Table Service During Dinner Hours, Offering Popcorn As A Table Appetizer

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Rp5l TIL Israel admitted to administering immigrating Ethiopian women with a “long-acting” contraception without their knowledge; with the ironic goal of keeping Israel “pure”.
OGMxX TIL Wernher von Braun conceptualized a six-week stay on the Moon with a 1952–1954 series in Collier’s Weekly, featuring 10-ton tractor trailers for moving supplies. In 1971, David Scott became the first astronaut to drive on the moon
KOJG4 TIL the producers of Rush Hour 2 paid the Triad about $64,000 in protection money that was later recovered by the local police.
6PXJ TIL babies can dream from day one (and possibly even before birth)
mxlYR TIL that a “fossil word” is a word that is no longer used in general speech but remains in use because it is part of an idiom. For example, amok as in “run amok”, or turpitude as in “moral turpitude”. There are many other examples.