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TIL that "Shaun of the Dead" was considering the title "From Dusk Till Shaun." And that "Into the Spider-Verse" has a "From Dusk Till Shaun" movie poster in the background- suggesting it exists in a parallel universe.

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MlEV TIL that until the late 1960s, men with long hair were prohibited from entering Disneyland because it did not meet the standards of Disney’s unwritten dress code. Employees were also prohibited from having any facial hair because visitors would associate it with un-American activities.
gMgW9 TIL that the US once spent $1.3 million dollars to see if beer koozies really worked
AM8n TIL The Dead Kennedys recorded a song called “Nazi Punks Fuck Off” in response to skinheads who mistook them for a neo-nazi group due to the title of the song “California Über Alles”
epgL TIL Earl of Oxford, who bowed to the first Queen Elizabeth and accidentally farted. Overcome with shame he vanished and spent seven years traveling. On his return, the queen greeted him with: “My Lord, I had forgott the Fart.”
p8ovZ TIL that real tequila is made from the blue agave (agave azul) plant, a relative of the lily family. Blue agave can take anywhere from 6 to 12 years to fully mature.