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TIL that “Surfin’ Bird” is a combination of two songs by The Rivingtons (‘Bird’s the word’ and 'Papa Oom Mow Mow’)

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rNwl4 TIL "wigger" or "wigga" is a term for a white person of European ethnic origin who emulates the perceived mannerisms, language, and fashions associated with African-American culture, particularly hip hop
yBgX TIL that the Seventh-day Adventist church teaches that the Anti-Christ will be the Pope, and the Catholic Church will cause the apocalypse.
X0ZmQ TIL since ancient Latin lacked the letters J and U, Julius Caesar's name would have actually been either “GAIVS IVLIVS CAESAR” or “GAIVS IVLIVS CAIVS.” The standard abbreviation was “C. IVLIVS CÆSAR,” reflecting the older spelling.
pX0p TIL That a Dairy Queen in Franklin, PA, has one of only four surviving Apollo command module boilerplates displayed in it’s front yard.
DZgg Til that a dental assistant attempted suicide by intravenously injecting 135 grams of mercury. She survived, and and suffered none of the renal, gastrointestinal, or neurologic effects that can result from the oxidation of mercury in the blood and consequent exposure of these organ systems.