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TIL Pizza Hut made a delivery to the International Space Station

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nerdG TIL that the pressurized bodies of early airships were called “envelopes,” a term that persisted in aviation to later describe the ideal flight performance of an airplane. When early NASA test pilots reached higher altitude, they called it “pushing the envelope” which is where we get the phrase.
xvM7 TIL Don King killed two men. One was shot in the back while robbing one of King’s gambling houses. The other was an employee stomped to death for owing him $600.
9wVw7 TIL Blue Bunny ice cream was named in a 1935 contest. The winner noted how much his little boy enjoyed seeing blue bunnies in a department store window at Easter and thought it made a fun name. He won $25 (today's equivalent, $560).
6E5XY TIL Route 66 State park in Missouri was once home to a promising town called Times Beach until a massive contamination wiped it off the map
v1GoK TIL that while sitting down while peeing is getting more and more popular, it's also good and healthy for men. It helps emptying the bladder, and thus can prevent bladder stones and urinary tract infections. Claims that it could prevent prostate problems however are yet to be verified.