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TIL that the claim that North Korea could kill 90 percent of the American people with an EMP attack was taken from a science fiction novel.

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404o TIL When General Motors unveiled the Camaro name in 1966, automotive press asked Chevrolet product managers, “What is a Camaro?” and were told it was “a small, vicious animal that eats Mustangs.”
pY4OG TIL of Sidney Korshak, a lawyer who was the Chicago Mafia’s main man in Los Angeles. Korshak went to his death, without so much as a criminal indictment against him, let alone a conviction.
Lm89 TIL in the Japanese localization of “Inside Out,” Pixar replaced the scenes involving broccoli with bell peppers, because Japanese kids don’t think broccoli is gross.
VAkD TIL Scientists in Japan have found a way to visualize images from dreams using MRI scans
l76Ea TIL Bob Barker (RIP!) and Adam Sandler did a sequel skit to Happy Gilmore in 2015 for the Night of Too Many Stars