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TIL Soy sauces contain around 2% alcohol

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ngyo TIL in 1988 Michael Jackson called Matt Groening and asked to be a guest voice on The Simpsons. He performed in “Stark Raving Dad” under a pseudonym and wrote the song “Happy Birthday Lisa”. Later, he would write “Do the Bartman” without receiving any credit.
78Aer TIL The "Burly Brawl" scene (Agent Smith vs Neo) in the Matrix Reloaded cost $40 million
J94j TIL In 1941, the British Secret Intelligence Service, using fake charities, delivered copies of Monopoly to prisoners of war held by the Nazis. Hidden inside these games were maps, compasses, real money, and other objects useful for escaping.
PYlnJ TIL The word "vanilla" has a root going back to Latin word "vagina," meaning "sheath," which describes the shape of vanilla pods.
Z8MQp TIL that Benjamin Franklin disliked the bald eagle as a symbol of America, calling it "a bird of bad moral character", and instead preferred the turkey, calling it "a Bird of Courage" who "would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards"