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TIL that the Beastie Boys coined the term "mullet"

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JM1V TIL that Arnold Schwarzenegger did not accept his California governor’s salary of $175,000 per year because of his already substantial wealth from his acting career.
BkjL TIL Dwayne Johnson was set to star in a movie about Hawaiian warrior-king Kamehameha, but was pulled because he’s Samoan, with the producer saying, “It would be a great taboo for the part to go to a nationality that was a fierce enemy of the Hawaiians during that time.”
xVB6k TIL King Parikshit (12th-9th centuries BCE) transformed the Kuru realm into the dominant political and cultural center of northern Iron Age India. While still a baby in his mother's womb, Ashwatthama attempted to kill him by Brahmastra (a powerful fiery weapon) for family revenge
D6Nr TIL that a “knight in shining armor” could be used as a slight since if the amor was shining he was not tested in combat.
XPrX TIL those who respond to things negatively are judged as more intelligent than those who respond positively. As one researcher summarized it, “Only pessimism sounds profound. Optimism sounds superficial.”