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TIL the word "bundt" is trademarked (oddly, for the pan, but not the cake itself)

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R7MM6 TIL about a Brazilian priest who died 10 years ago after trying to break the world record of "longest flight using helium balloons". His last transmission was asking for someone to "just explain how to use his GPS"
P1JxO TIL John Malkovich voiced Santa in a 1987 Holiday Special
9Y607 TIL the first recorded incident of "mooning" was recorded by Josephus in 80 AD. A Roman soldier exposed his buttocks to Jewish pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem for Passover, resulting in a riot and eventual death of ten thousand people.
jWPE TIL that when Carrie Fisher was asked wether she knew that Star Wars would be as successfull as it turned out to be she said “Yes, I knew. We all knew. The only one who didn’t know was George. We kept it from him because we wanted to see what his face looked like when it changed expression.”
Lk17v TIL Raymond Teller (from Penn and Teller) once sued a YouTube magician for selling the secrets behind one of his acts.