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TIL Stranger Things was rejected by 15 to 20 different networks before Netflix picked it up

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oBoE8 TIL that the reason moles always look so clean, even though they live in the dirt, is because their hair swivels to lay in any direction.
69mw7 TIL that most PC and laptop keyboards have tactile markers on F and J keys to help locate them
69Pgm TIL drinking tea was made popular in England by Catherine of Braganza, wife of Charles II, who brought the ritual with her from her native country of Portugal.
xBBB TIL 14-year-old kidnap victim Shawn Hornbeck, while being held captive, Googled himself and found the website his parents set up for his search. He left an anonymous message there – “How long are you planning to look for your son?” – but no one knew he had been the author until after his rescue.
ynAp TIL That George Clooney uses most of his earnings from the Nespresso adverts to fund a spy satellite over Sudan to prevent genocide.