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Jul 18, 2020

TIL the answer to a very commonly asked question: Why Is Caillou Bald? It is as simple as the fact the the tv show is based off of a children's book where he started off as a baby and as he grew up the publishers decided to keep him bald so that he would stay recognizable.

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Jul 18, 2020

TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening said he was the fan of Beavis and Butthead, because the show largely took "the heat off Bart Simpson being responsible for the downfall of western civilization."

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Jul 06, 2020

TIL that seat belts were very controversial when they first appeared in cars during the 40s and 50s with many arguing that they caused injuries and didn't work, no matter how much researchers disputed these claims. Many people refused to wear them and even cut them out of their car seats.

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Jun 24, 2020

TIL Mia Khalifa only worked in the adult film industry for three months in late 2014 yet remains one of the most searched for actresses on adult sites

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Jun 18, 2020

TIL an Australian man suffered a sudden and severe form of meningitis at age 29, resulting in a 420-day coma, brain damage, paralysis and later death. The meningitis was caused by a parasite that entered his body 8 years prior after he ate a slug for a dare.

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Jun 11, 2020

TIL a masked Manchester music producer known as "Outlaw" has been driving around at 5 mph blasting McFerrin's "Don't Worry" & handing out free items such as toilet paper, sanitiser, & weed. He's also known for handing out cash to needy at xmas & for giving bags of bud to passersby in Picadilly Gdns.

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Jun 06, 2020

TIL Fidel Castro was obsessed with ice cream, once consuming 18 scoops in one sitting. His love for ice cream inspired him to implement a fully fledged dairy industry in Cuba and he even opened his own ice cream parlor.

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Jun 02, 2020

TIL: Someone hacked into a cable broadcast in Chicago in 1987 wearing a “Max Headroom” mask. Over 30 years later, the hacker still hasn’t been identified.

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May 29, 2020

TIL that Willie Nelson Definitely Smoked Weed on the Roof of the White House with Jimmy Carter's Son

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May 27, 2020

TIL Koreans eat about 600 million chickens per year and Korean fried chicken (or KFC) and beer is so popular that its facination has spread to China via Korean soap operas. A Chinese company once flew all 4500 of its employees to Korea so they all can have KFC and beer.

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May 21, 2020

TIL that Katsuya Eguchi, the creator for the game Animal Crossing, drew his inspiration for it from experiences of having to move from where he grew up to moving to Nintendo headquarters and wanted to "recreate the feeling of being alone in a new town, away from friends and family."

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May 21, 2020

TIL that The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (starring Clint Eastwood), one of the most famous westerns of all time, was written, directed, & produced by Italians in Italy. It was part of a popular trend of low budget Italian westerns called “Spaghetti Westerns”.

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May 16, 2020

TIL When it gets too hot in Australia, the nectar in certain flowers will ferment and turn into alcohol. These bees get "drunk" and are not allowed back into the hive before they sober up.

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May 04, 2020

TIL the German city of Frankfurt Am Main supplies heroin addicts with clean needles and tolerates the consumption of drugs in "shooting galeries" around the central station to control the city's drug scene. This approach is called the "Frankfurt way".

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May 02, 2020

TIL The teen who sold a kidney for an iPhone is now attached to a dialysis machine. He suffered organ failure, and is likely to be bedridden for life after suffering renal deficiency. He could get a transplant for $336,000 AUD on the black market - more than 80 times what he received for his kidney.

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May 01, 2020

TIL that the infamous Heaven's Gate cult supported themselves by doubling as a moderately successful web design firm. Their clients included the San Diego Polo club and a Christian music store.

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May 01, 2020

TIL Matt Groening named his show The Simpsons because he thought it was funny to have the word simp (short for simpleton) in their name.

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Apr 15, 2020

TIL The BBC were infamous for "wiping" tapes of their shows (fans of Doctor Who know this story very well). But it's even worse then you'd expect. It's estimated 60 to 70 percent of all BBC programming produced between the mid-1950s and mid-1970s was deleted.

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Apr 14, 2020

TIL the band Cannibal Corpse appeared in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective because Jim Carrey was a fan and wanted them. They declined at first because of a tour but agreed after production rearranged their schedule to accommodate them and when they met Jim "he rattled off lyrics to 'Rancid Amputation'."

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Apr 14, 2020

TIL Tommy Wiseau has a web show where he is held captive by an alien and forced to play video games

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