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TIL that Jolly Ranchers are technically a type of glass.
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TIL: in 1987, a high school boy triangulated where fantasy author Piers Anthony lived using fictional maps from his novels, ran away from home to live with him & his family, and was welcomed into PA’s home for the day, spent the night there, and PA listened to him for ~4 hours and gave him advice.
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TIL that in Feudal Japan, there was an untouchable caste comprised of “impure” professions such as executioners, undertakers, workers in slaughterhouses, butchers or tanners. 400 years later, descendants of this caste may still face discrimination.
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TIL that Donald Sutherland was so determined to play President Snow in the 'Hunger Games' movie that he wrote a very long letter to the film's director detailing what he thoufht of the character's personality and role.
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TIL there is a female urinal called The Pollee.
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TIL that Sergei Krikalev, the last Soviet Cosmonaut holds the record of most time dilation experienced by a human, having gained 22.68 seconds on his journeys to space