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TIL that the members of blink-182 (around the time of Enema Of The State) had incorporated under the name Poo Poo Butt, LLC. because “it would be funny to have our accountants, managers and attorneys having to say that over the phone every day.”

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m18Ay TIL that pre-Hispanic Mexicans believed that gold deposits were divine diarrhea, the leavings of the sun-god Tonatiuh as he passed through the underworld each night.
GYYVE TIL blowing into a vagina can cause a potentially fatal air embolism
5Y48k TIL that people living in Commonwealth countries get a birthday card from the Queen of England when they turn 100, 105, and all birthdays after that.
oROb8 TIL that during the Cold War, the U.S. Army trained elite soldiers to deploy nuclear weapons by hand. They developed special rigs for Special Forces paratroopers to jump with bombs strapped to their chests.
aJ6A TIL that fans sent “Get Well” cards to Evander Holyfield in advance of his fight with Mike Tyson where he was the 25-to-1 underdog. He went on to win the fight in one of the most shocking upsets in boxing history