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TIL Marge vs the Monorail was widely disliked when it first came out, and Yeardley Smith even called it one of the worst episodes yet.

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VM8mZ TIL that evolution probably explains why so many of us are sexually attracted to butts
GAPb5 TIL that in 16th-century France, Martin Guerre vanished for eight years, only for an impostor to take his place, fooling even his wife. The real Martin eventually returned during the court trial just as the impostor was almost found innocent of not being an impostor.
Jav TIL There is a humming noise coming out of Detroit that is driving Canadians across the river crazy, but not Americans.
Rv48 TIL The original Doritos were made at the Casa de Fritos at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. Using surplus tortillas, the company-owned restaurant cut them up, fried them, and added basic seasoning. These resembled the Mexican chilaquiles, but in this case being dry.
KYo9 TIL Leo Tolstoy wrote a book in 1908 called “Letter to a Hindu” in which he argued that the only way for India to gain independence from Britain was through non-violent resistance. Gandhi read this book and others by Tolstoy. They struck up a correspondence and the course of history was changed.