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TIL "Simon" in Simon Says is different in other countries. In France it's Jack Says, Chinese is Teacher Says, Norway is The King Commands, and Ireland is O'Grady Says.

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M7kK7 TIL about the Lost Children of the Alleghenies, two young children who disappeared from their home in Pavia, PA in 1856. They died from exposure after being missing for several days and were found in the forest by a local farmer who dreamt,for two nights, of clues that led to the children's bodies.
Z8gDo TIL Ancient European hunter-gatherers were using garlic mustard seeds to give their foods a peppery kick as far back as 6,000 years ago, making it the oldest evidence of spice used for cooking.
j6MLM TIL Anthony Daniels (b. 1946) is the only actor to have either appeared in or been involved with all nine films in the Star Wars series. (C-3PO)
9kZp TIL Margaret Thatcher was one of the few Conservative MPs to support Bill to decriminalize male homosexuality in 1966.
m1Oav TIL The Hubble space telescope required a fix for a faulty primary mirror, shortly after launch! (It's now 30 years old and still doing well!)