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TIL that the United States Marine Corps tested the usefulness of ordinary skateboards in urban combat

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N8oe TIL an author was once challenged that he couldn’t make a good story from two bad ideas. The ideas given were “Lost roman legion” & “Pokémon”. The resulting book became an international best seller.
KOZaE TIL that Brenda Lee was only 13 years old when she recorded Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree.
DQX8V TIL the 1956 Banana Boat Song was based on real life in Jamaica, where workers would load ships during the cool night hours, then wait at dawn for their work to be counted so they could go home.
oo1L TIL at Warped Tour concert venues, parents accompanying their children are admitted free of charge and can spend the day waiting for their children at the “Reverse Day Care” tent.
5YNDP TIL the Soviet Union successfully put out a gas well fire that was burning for 1074 days with a underground nuke