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4k0lJ TIL there was a disastrous Broadway musical based on "Lolita," created by major talents, including the composer of the James Bond theme and the lyricist from "My Fair Lady."
1a18P TIL ketchup originates from the Chinese word kôechiap, for"fish sauce", which British traders made popular in the West by importing it from Asia in the 18th century; only afterward did tomatoes replace fish as ketchup's main ingredient
4BEJ TIL Scotland Yard, one of the world’s best-known police agencies, is built on top of an unsolved crime scene
oR4LY TIL Noel Gallagher wrote the Oasis song 'Live Forever' after being offended by Kurt Cobain and the Nirvana song 'I Hate Myself and Want to Die'
vQv8 TIL that unless you donate blood directly at a hospital, your blood is likely being resold for up to $200/pint back to the hospital by the local blood bank to the to recoup their costs of collection.