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TIL That Peter Piper Was A French Pirate Who Stole Nutmeg From Denmark (5th paragraph down).

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kJZgB TIL that Simpsons character Troy McClure’s surname was derived from IRL actor Doug McClure, whose daughters nicknamed him “Troy McClure” behind his back; he reportedly found the parody to be funny.
PQ1n TIL that Tylenol has been shown to reduce the emotional pain associated with anxiety.
b9PJj TIL Beavis & Butt-head used to provide commentary on real-life music videos. The band “Winger” took offense to the comments about one of their videos. Upon hearing this, a new character, Stewart, was created to be constantly ridiculed. Stewart's shirt reads "Winger."
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