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TIL The Tower of the Americas in San Antonio had several instances where visitors were stuck because the elevators did not work due to debris in the elevator cables or power failures

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oZLL TIL that the Boo character in the Mario series is based on assistant director Takashi Tezuka’s sometimes ill-tempered wife; “it shrinks when Mario looks at it, but when Mario turns away, it will grow large and menacing”
Y70Av TIL Frank Thomas is the only baseball player with over 10,000 at bats who never recorded a sacrifice bunt
QRvL TIL Hulk Hogan was offered to endorse a grill, but missed his agent’s phone call due to picking up his kids. George Foreman took the deal, and has earned close to $200 million ever since.
6aXQ TIL USPS Mail Delivery Vehicles are 25-30 years old & use engines designed in the 1970’s that get 10 MPG
Y7LD7 TIL octopus have nine brains – one mini-brain in each arm and another in the center of their bodies. Each arm can independently taste, touch and perform basic movements, but all arms can work together when prompted by the central brain.