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TIL Joss Whedon threatened to quit Buffy if the network forbade the lesbian kiss in the episode “The Body”

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EpPw TIL the license plate “2GAT123” has appeared in numerous films and TV shows since the 1980s. It is essentially the “555- phone number” of license plates.
8elvV TIL God Save the King is one of New Zealand's two national anthems, alongside God Defend New Zealand. In contrast, apart from the UK, other Commonwealth realms solely regard it as a royal anthem. New Zealand is thus one of two countries with two national anthems, the other is Denmark.
x6pp7 TIL that female snakes have 2 clitorises
GA70J TIL that during filming of The Passion Of the Christ (2004), Jim Caviezel was struck by lightning, accidentally scourged, had his shoulder dislocated, and suffered from pneumonia and hypothermia.
9wPQX TIL about the Sprint Missile. Which when shot from its launch tube accelerated at 100g and reached Mach 10 in only 5 seconds. The friction from the air was so intense it generated plasma around itself, with the capability of reaching up to 19 miles in a mere 15 seconds.