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TIL Greenland got its name because the Viking who discovered it was banished from Iceland and felt lonely in his new homeland, so he named and advertised it as the lush ‘Greenland’ to attract settlers, despite the fact that it was actually a completely barren and largely uninhabitable land

69KP8 TIL the 1960s Young Rascals songs "Groovin'", "A Girl Like You", and "How Can I Be Sure" were inspired by the 24-year old lead singer's 16-year old girlfriend. He eventually woke one day and said: "What the hell am I doing? I'm going out with a kid."
1awGV TIL Michael Caine saw an Afrikaans foreman punch a black labourer in the face while filming Zulu (1964). He swore to never film in South Africa again while Apartheid existed; he kept his word.
KOKWG TIL In 2019 the New Zealand police force was audited and it was found to only 8% of posts were about tackling crime 16% on Road safety. A lot of the time they were focusing on uploading images of dogs.
e0DVE TIL DJ Khaled used his baby son Asahd Tuck Khaled's reactions to the sounds to gauge the quality of songs for the album "Grateful" (the baby vomiting indicated best quality), and then had the baby legally declared the album's executive producer.
KYeX6 TIL Stephen Doran was arrested in 2013 for methamphetamine trafficking; he would appear in court with a clean-shaven head, it later being found out he had been battling with cancer. He had been inspired by Breaking Bad to take things into his own hands and earn cash for his surgery/therapy.