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TIL that the Phineas and Ferb theme song was done by the band Bowling for Soup.

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9XGm TIL Stan Lee’s use of alliterative names in his comics (e.g., Peter Parker, Bruce Banner, Matt Murdock, etc.) was due to his poor memory. He thought that using names that started with the same letter would help him remember the character’s whole name.
W7Ya8 TIL about MS St. Louis, a refugee ship that left Hamburg in May 1939 carrying a load of passengers, most of them Jewish refugees bound for Cuba. They were subsequently turned away by Cuba, the US, and Canada. The ship was forced to dock at Antwerp, and the passengers divvied up to various countries.
xvrk TIL that between 50-100 Americans currently use a plutonium-powered pacemaker. They are to be returned to Los Alamos upon the owner’s death.
4dX6 TIL if you work for CLIF Bar you get 2 and ½ hours of paid excercise a week with free personal training, among other benefits.
GARjG TIL that the New York City Tourism committee filed a complaint against Paramount after Jason Voorhees slashed through the I Love New York logo, during promotion for Jason Takes Manhattan.