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TIL the "Mario Bros" song was inspired by a song called "Sister Marian" (1984)

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dEOd TIL the fastest man made object ever made was a manhole cover that was propelled to a speed of more than 41 miles per second due to an underground nuclear blast in 1957.
R5DDQ TIL mother and daughter Laurie Metcalf and Zoe Perry play the same character, Mary Cooper on two different (yet related) TV shows.
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