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TIL the cyclopes of ancient mythology may just be misidentified dwarf elephants

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eZXL TIL that Gene Roddenberry was asked by a reporter about casting Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: TNG. “Surely by the 24th century, they would have found a cure for male pattern baldness.” And Gene Roddenberry responded “No, by the 24th century, no one will care.”
5Yr4R TIL: When city council denied a permit to build on empty lot, a London man applied for a permit for a tank. Thinking it was a water storage container, council approved. Instead the man bought a Russian T-34 tank, parked it on his property and pointed the gun towards the city planning office.
JYRo4 TIL that For $45, the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing will sell you a 5-lb bag with $10,000 worth of shredded U.S. currency.
Ye8x TIL Ellie Kemper (Erin from The Office) came from a family of millionaire bankers and philanthropists. She went to Princeton and Oxford before pursuing comedy from the ground up.
oDL7 TIL that if a Belgian family has seven sons or daughters in succession, the king/queen becomes godfather/godmother of the child and it receives royal gifts. This still happens a few times per year.