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TIL The band formerly known as Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. had to change its name because NASCAR fans kept showing up to their shows.

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LkpBZ TIL that Mr. Dink's last name from the cartoon Doug represents his Dual Income, No Kids status, which is why he is often seen with "very expensive" gadgets all the time.
Y7jVB TIL in 2023 an amateur blogger biologist spotted several inconsistencies in the data published by the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's scientists in their research papers, which led to a massive retraction campaign by the institute
J1BR8 TIL During the Second Punic War, it's been suggested that upwards of 300,000 Roman soldiers were killed by Hannibal's army. At the Battle of Cannae alone, about 20% of Rome's fighting age men were killed (up to 70k), and by the end of the war, 1 in 6 of Rome's adult male population was dead.
dLeK TIL of Patrick Combs, a man who cashed an obviously fake joke check for $95,000. The bank didn’t notice and gave him the money.
PDnO TIL Apollo 10 was given limited fuel for orbiting the moon to discourage the astronauts from attempting a Lunar Landing ahead of the scheduled Apollo 11.