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TIL That the "Akira Slide" is the most imitated scene from any movie/tv50 show and has been referenced in over 250 pieces of media.

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4aKb TIL in 2008 a neo-Nazi group adopted a stretch of Missouri highway; much to the chagrin of state officials who couldn’t afford a lengthy legal battle. Instead, they renamed the highway after Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, who fled the Nazis and became a prominent theologian and civil rights advocate
DQwRD TIL that singer Lenny Kravitz was named after his uncle, a soldier in the U.S. Army who posthumously received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions during the Korean War.
E1GxW TIL After the Success of Atari 2600 games. Quaker Oats released 13 games for Atari 2600.
dN88 TIL that in Slovakia they have Christmas Carp that live in the family bathtub for a few days before they are eaten.
oBE6A TIL that the instantpot functions as a scientific lab-grade autoclave.