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TIL that in the Star Wars Universe, the style of music being played by the Cantina Band is known as “Jizz”

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xVp9B TIL that the floating valve in toilets is called a "ballcock". Further, the man that invented its name is Thomas Crapper.
Mmg8 TIL in 2003, archaeologists found 20,000 year old human footprints in the Australian Outback of a male they called T8. Scientists determined he was running 23 mph in mud, barefoot, and was even accelerating before the tracks stopped. Usain Bolt’s record for running speed is 27.44 mph.
Y7vNr TIL that in 2014, "Good Grief" was to be a reality TV show following a family owned mortuary, but never aired due to the stars of the show having been evicted from their building, leaving behind eight decaying bodies, and being convicted of having abused a corpse.
E4Xd TIL There is a film that has been in development since 1981, that by 2004 had only 25 minutes of usable footage.
JYRNl TIL "five golden rings" may have originally referred to pheasants, rather than jewelry, so the sequence of birds is uninterrupted.