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TIL The Last Airbender is the Shyamalan's worst-reviewed film to date

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lZV1 TIL The Red Cross raised over half a billion dollars to provide housing for the Haitians after their devastating earth quake, and only built a total of 6 homes
AJPw TIL a “deadbeat” in credit card terms means someone who pays their credit card balance full every month
GYj4j TIL that when the creators of 'Airplane!' cast Lee Bryant to play the "Jim never has a second cup of coffee at home" woman, they were unaware she starred in the original coffee ad her lines were parodying
VModG TIL The Beatles' "Yesterday" is the most covered song in history (covered more than 2,200 times) Liberace, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, and Boyz II Men have all put their own spin on the song.
xVKR0 TIL The most popular version of the Mexican song La Cucaracha is about a cockroach that can’t walk because it doesn’t have marijuana to smoke. This version was sung by Poncho Villa’s troops in battle during the Mexican Revolution.