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TIL about the Rihanna curse, when horrible weather in the UK, New Zealand, and Romania coincided with the song Umbrella being the #1 song in those countries

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VBoeD TIL the Monorail song from the Simpsons is based on the song “Ya Got Trouble” from the 1958 stage show The Music Man
RE5l TIL since 1967 there has always been a plane in the air above the US which has the ability to retarget and launch nuclear missiles without the crew in the underground missile silos being involved.
gMLj8 TIL that during WWII the Japanese launched 1000s of balloon bombs towards North America. Only a few hundred of the devices have been found.
W7JQ9 TIL that Matthew Perry was the youngest one of the six-member cast of "Friends", being given the role of Chandler Bing at the age of 24.
nWEWP TIL that the likely reason Italians "speak" with their hands, is that centuries ago gesticulating helped them communicate with others who spoke different local dialects.