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TIL the name for Hannah Montana was originally intended to be Alexis Texas.

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mxR7P TIL Fruit Flies were the first living organisms in outer space. They were launched in a captured Nazi V-2 rocket on Feb. 20, 1947. The flies reached an altitude of 68 miles (108 km) and were recovered alive by parachute.
Lk760 TIL the new Air Force One aircraft are 747's that were built and flight-tested for a Russian airline
xG4g TIL That a Flood Destroyed The Home Of Hate Group Leader Who Claimed “God Sends Natural Disasters To Punish Gays”
J1rYj TIL US adults bought more toys for themselves than for any other age group in the first quarter of 2024 for the first time ever, surpassing the historically-dominant preschooler (three-to five-year-olds) market. Up to 43% of adults had purchased a toy for themselves in the past year.
KYl74 TIL that Indians/Indo-Mauritians make up approximately 66% of the population in Mauritius, followed by Mauritian Creoles (28%), and Chinese Mauritians (3%).