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TIL one of director Michael Bay's early successes was the Got Milk? commercial series

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PYJOe TIL that the British Crown owns the copyrights to the King James Version of the Bible. Passed down through the reigning monarchs the Queen now possesses the rights to those specific translations.
yQwRa TIL that a Cantonese phrase used by parents upset by their kids is that "it'd be better to have given birth to barbecued pork instead of you". It comes from the use of meal tickets in 1950s China in which meat tickets were highly priced and barbecued pork was a luxury.
8arbV TIL The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
R5Kpl TIL that Malaysian Malays must be a Muslim according to it’s government’s constitution
J1JQB TIL Sean Combs, also known as P. Diddy, ran the 2003 New York City marathon. He finished the 26.2 mile footrace in 4 hours, 14 minutes, and 52 seconds, and raised $2 million for charity.