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TIL McDonalds used to sell McPizza, McHotDog, and McSpaghetti. McSpaghetti is still available in some international markets, and even has a bit of a cult following.

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9YNGM TIL that Thad Roberts, an intern at NASA, stole roughly $21 million worth of moon rocks from NASA with the aid of his girlfriend. He loaded a 600 pound safe containing ~101 grams of samples and wheeled it out of the complex, destroying 30 years of the chief scientist’s research in the process.
xDmw TIL that the green iguana has a ‘third-eye’ called a parietial eye, in the middle of its forehead. This does not function in the same way as its two side eyes, but enables it to detect movement, especially from above, to help it avoid predators.
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dDxQZ TIL that the 'Nuclear Gandhi' bug in Civilization never existed, has been dismissed by the developers and was just a urban legend/mandela effect.