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TIL: This first rejected demo for the Ghostbusters theme became the movie theme to Dragnet a few years later

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wL66W TIL - There was a guy in 1917 who flipped a urinal sideways, signed it with a pseudonym and called it art ("The Fountain"). Now other artists try to competitively pee into it in museums. "The Fountain" was voted most important work of 20th century art by 500 art professionals; surpassing Picasso.
0wK8N TIL sperm whales got their name from late 18th century commercial whalers who discovered the enormous white fluid-filled organ in the whale's head and misinterpret it for sperm fluid. This organ which is now called the spermaceti organ is actually used as a powerful echolocation equipment.
NXXEM TIL some experts believe Stonehenge was designed to line up perfectly with the sunrise on the summer solstice (21st June) as a symbol of fertility. The outer 'male' stone casts a phallic shadow that penetrates the inner stone circle and hits the recumbent ‘female’ altar stone.
dA7Z TIL scientists in Korea last year developed a Lithium-Ion battery that charges 120x faster than normal, and may lead to electric car batteries that charge in less than a minute.
oRwML TIL German chocolate cake was invented in Texas