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m1xE TIL that a bottle of $1.99 wine, “Two Buck Chuck”, beat 2300 other wines to win the 28th Annual International Eastern Wine Competition
yVnLp TIL Home Alone remains a highly popular Christmas movie in Poland. In 2010, Polsat (Polish TV Station) did not play Home Alone, which caused over 90,000 people to protest on Facebook.
p8NkZ TIL the original, ancient name for the 2nd largest pyramid in Egypt, the pyramid of Khafre, is "Great is Khafre".
aG1N TIL that Marvin the Martian was created as a satire of Cold War era Soviets. Marvin is from the red planet, wears red, feuds with Bugs Bunny (who represents the USA) as a parody of the Space Race, is armed with missiles capable of incredible destruction, and has an obsession with global domination.
9YmLM TIL that while chicken is the most slaughtered animal in the world, the #2 spot is held by ducks. Rabbits are #4 and Cattle is all the way in ninth place.