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TIL Actress Carey Mulligan and singer Marcus Mumford were childhood penpals. They lost touch, reconnected as adults, and eventually married.

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loajK TIL Gene Roddenberry was reluctant to include a Klingon in TNG. Worf wasn't even mentioned in the writer's guide. When Worf was finally added to the crew, he was intended to have a minor role. Gradually, Worf became more important to the story and soon became one of the main characters on the show.
KObEB TIL One of the most popular street sellers of the 1800s was the cats' meat man. He sold horse meat to feed cats. In the 1860s, there were 300,000 cats in London alone. To feed them, 26,000 horses (maimed or past work) were slaughtered each year. The seller cried "Meat, meat!" Cats ran to the street
Br8ne TIL that, in 1954, Betty White was criticized for having Arthur Duncan, a black performer, on her show. When the show went national, affiliates from southern states complained and Betty said "I'm sorry. Live with it" and gave Duncan more airtime. The show was soon cancelled.
QJbNa TIL That in 1889 a postcard was sent from Australia to Scotland and didn't arrive until 2001 - 112 years late
nMoo TIL James Watson 0 who in 1953 helped discover the structure of DNA - is still alive, still a scientist, and part of a project to discover the cause of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.