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TIL British Rail applied for and were granted a patent to a Flying Saucer in the 1970's.

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8eAPX TIL Vincent D'Onofrio holds the world record for most weight gained for a film role. 70lbs to play Pvt. Pyle in Full Metal Jacket
neyDP TIL Petunias are a symbol of satanism (in 15th century England), anger and resentment
8ab6X TIL about pod corn, a form of maize that develops leaves over its kernels as a result a mutated gene
Km94 TIL Oscar, the character from The Office, was not originally intended to be gay. This choice was inspired by an early episode in which he wore a pink shirt.
kOVam TIL in the '78 cartoon series The New Fantastic 4, the Torch wasn’t on the show because NBC’s parent company Universal was developing a live-action Torch series that never took flight. Urban legend was the Torch wasn’t around because NBC was afraid kids would set themselves on fire