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TIL an ordinary house in my neighborhood is actually a massive city pumping stations in disguise

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R7BY6 TIL the US Gemini space capsule had to be redesigned because 14 of the 16 astronauts didn't fit in it. The original design relied so heavily on input from Mercury astronaut 'Gus' Grissom, who was 5' 6", that it was nicknamed the "Gusmobile."
Z8k7R TIL The original Hamilton actors that played John Laurens/Phillip Hamilton and Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds are engaged in real life
eoo5 TIL Electric eels are not actually true eels at all and are more closely related to catfish.
ygnp TIL that Roosevelt is on the dime because he helped create March of Dimes, the organization that was originally a campaign to fund polio research.
VMBgZ TIL Sean Astin has four dads. He refers to John Astin (Gomez Addams) as his actual but not biological dad.