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TIL that Bob Odenkirk, Saul from Breaking Bad, wrote the famous “Van down by the river” Chris Farley sketch.

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OGeA6 TIL that in 1993 Todd Rundgren released the first interactive album, No World Order, for the Philips CD-i (under the name TR-i). The disc allowed listeners to listen to six different versions of the album from guest producers and make their own mix.
0wbJj TIL - the queen piece in chess used to only move one square at a time. Later on, this was changed to the movement we know today thanks to the 15th century Queen Isabella of Spain.
xVnko TIL that the masked booby bird on Galapagos lays 2 eggs about six days apart and the stronger chick (typically the elder) will evict the weaker out of the nest where it will almost always die. Two eggs are laid as “insurance” in case one doesn’t hatch.
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