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TIL The last time Los Angeles hosted the Super Bowl, OJ Simpson conducted the pre-game coin toss (1993, Super Bowl XXVII).

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kJJ8d TIL that Xanadu is an alternative name for Shangdu, the summer capital of Kublai khan and the yuan dynasty in general. The name Xanadu itself and its meaning as a metaphor for a place of opulence was popularized by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in his poem about Kublai khan.
Y7LvW TIL the supervillain Harley Quinn was originally intended to be a one-episode background character in the 90's Batman Animated Series, and was almost scrapped until her creator hired his college friend Arleen Sorkin to do a voice for her based on a clown character she played
gM1gD TIL About Love Valley, N.C. A privately owned town where no automobiles are allowed.
l7er5 TIL England's Queen Victoria was such an avid matchmaker that the marriages she helped arrange are credited to have shaped modern Europe.
0oJM TIL Most people in Europe do not use air conditioning.