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TIL the sound effects for the alien language in District 9 were made by rubbing a pumpkin

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69raJ TIL Staines a town in England changed their name to Staines-upon-Thames due to the associaton with Sacha Baron Cohen's comedy character Ali G
nQEo TIL in Norse mythology, during the events of Ragnörak, there is a ship made entirely of the untrimmed nails of the dead that will carry hordes to do battle with the Gods. It’s important to keep those nails trimmed so you don’t contribute to building it.
kGnd TIL that $2.5 billion dollars of the nearly $9.5 billion dollars of Haiti aid relief money went toward actual aid relief
OgdY TIL a civil rights group dedicated to ending the stereotypes about Italian-Americans was led by a mafia boss
9Y9wQ TIL that 420 mile markers are being replaced by 419.9 markers because of theft.