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TIL Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen" was released as "European Queen" in EU, "African Queen" in Africa, but "Caribbean Queen" in the US

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6EoYZ TIL the Hassenfeld brothers, Herman, Hillel, and Henry, started by selling pencils and later invented G.I. Joe. When they specialized in producing toys, including Mr. Potato Head, the company was renamed "Hasbro."
Brdde TIL: Bored of the Rings, a published in 1969, is a parody of Lord of the Rings. Written by National Lampoon founder Douglas C. Kenney, it includes characters such as Frito Bugger and Goodgulf Grayteeth
JYNpk TIL four-fingered cartoon characters are not allowed on Japanese TV because "four fingers" is a derogatory reference to Japan's untouchable burakumin caste. Disney pays millions for an exemption for Mickey
awxVo TIL of the 2003 Monkeypox Outbreak, in which there were no documented human-to-human transmissions. Instead, all 71 afflicted parties got infected from prairie dogs. The prairie dogs were likely infected by Gambian pouched rats while they were housed at the same Illinois exotic pet store.
rN98M TIL that the light bulb was invented 18 years before the discovery of the electron