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TIL that the name Buffy from the show Buffy The Vampire Slayer was the password for the Facebook phone in 2011

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GYn75 TIL that some scientists theorize that the origin of life is just the inevitable outcome of thermodynamics as a middle-step to increase overall entropy in the universe.
Brwjk TIL The original Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers series helped to inspire George Lucas's Star War series to include an "opening crawl," a signature device used in the opening sequence of every numbered film. Star Wars used the famous opening crawl, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...."
XjXk TIL when the Pope dies, it’s tradition to confirm the death ceremonially by gently tapping the pope’s head thrice with a silver hammer, calling his birth name each time.
NXwJ6 TIL the photo of Salvador Dalí jumping and painting while water and live cats fly through the air took 5 hours and 26 tries because they couldn't get the timing right. The "floating" objects hung from wires or were held up off-camera. Dalí’s canvas frame was empty in the pic; he painted it in later.
OmR6 TIL Bud and Kelly were played by different actors in the original pilot of Married with Children. Ed O'Neill (Al) didn’t think they chemistry was right and they were replaced. Here’s the footage.