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Gates McFadden, best known as Dr. Crusher on STNG, was the Director of Choreography and Puppet Movement on Labyrinth (1986). #didyouknow

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The world's 1st scheduled commercial flight was between St. Petersburg & Tampa, FL in 1914 and reached a height of 15 feet. #didyouknow

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Collagen in today's chickens is very similar to that in the T-Rex making the chicken the closest living relative of the extinct dinosaur. #didyouknow

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For its 1st 7 years, "The Ed Sullivan Show" was known as "Toast of the Town". #didyouknow

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Han Solo's character was originally supposed to be an alien lizard. #didyouknow #maythe4thbewithyou

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On May 1, 1963, Jim Whittaker became the first American to successfully ascend the summit of Mount Everest. #didyouknow

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The 2021 winner of the Diagram Prize for Oddest Book Title was "Is Superman Circumcised?" #didyouknow

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Lighthouse keepers used to be known as "wickies". #didyouknow

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Female donkeys are known as Jennies (or Jennets) whilst male donkeys are known as Jacks. #didyouknow

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"Rhytiphobia" is the technical term for the fear of getting wrinkly. #didyouknow

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The official snack of South Carolina is boiled peanuts. #didyouknow

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Godzilla is the anglicized variation of Gojira which is a portmanteau of the Japanese words for gorilla ("gorira") & whale ("kujira"). #didyouknow

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Daylight Saving was implemented in April 1916 to address wartime coal shortages and keep German cities dark during nighttime air raids. #didyouknow

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The myth of the "unsinkable" Titanic took life in the White Star Line brochure which said "these...vessels are designed to be unsinkable." #didyouknow

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The Titanic's first Morse call for assistance was CQD ("seek you" + "distress"); they later sent an SOS signal. #didyouknow

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Orangutans are the largest tree-dwelling mammals on earth. #didyouknow

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The movie "E.T." was filmed under the codename "A Boy's Life". #didyouknow

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