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TIL Nimrod is a biblical figure who is known as a mighty hunter. While most people think it means idiot or fool due to Bugs Bunny, he actually called Elmer Fudd this sarcastically because he is an awful hunter

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GYo77 TIL that Nichelle Nichols the original Lieutenant Uhura in Star Trek was a recruiter for NASA from the late 1970's until the late 1980's and many of her new recruits were women or members of racial and ethnic minorities
Ngdb TIL Pakistan, a country created for Muslims, disables cellular services on Islamic holidays to prevent violence between various Islamic sects
D1GRP TIL Charlie Murphy interviewed for the movie CB4 by pointing a loaded 9 mm pistol at Chris Rock during the audition.
OGLKL TIL Wyoming, Idaho and Montana are Whack. In all three states it is legal to intentionally run over coyotes and kill them with a snowmobile. They call it whacking. WY and ID also allow wolves to be cruelly killed in this manor. Predator control is the excuse.
OY51 TIL that in 1953 the U.S and U.K. worked together to overthrow the Democratic Iranian government.