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TIL the infamous homecoming parade at the end of Animal House occurs on November 21st, 1963 (the day before Kennedy was assassinated) because it symbolized the last day of a more innocent time in America

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VBKYB TIL about how, during World War II, the United States military experimented with using bats as weapons. In a project called "Project X-Ray" or "Project Bat Bomb," the plan was to attach small incendiary devices to bats and release them over Japanese cities.
d8Za8 TIL tug-of-war used to be an Olympic sport. In the 1912 Olympics in Sweden, the host nation took gold, Great Britain took silver, and no one won bronze because only two teams showed up.
D14Lp TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger made his first million dollars in real estate during the 70s, years before starring in his first movie.
6E1QJ TIL McDonald's Filet-o-Fish was created in Cincinatti to compensate low sales during Lent
698MZ TIL a criminal named James Allen requested a copy of his deathbed confessions be bound in his skin and given to a man Allen had previously attempted to rob. The family kept it for years, using it to spank their kids and grandkids when the children misbehaved.