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TIL: Burger King has a spa in Finland

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yQkAp TIL Tom Cruise himself actually created the character (and the dance) for Les Grossman, suggesting "What about some greedy pig studio executive who really represents the gross part of Hollywood?” because of how much he enjoyed the script of Tropic Thunder and wanted to be in the movie.
kJZoB TIL circa 1667, Massachusetts Bay settlers had enacted laws to try to reduce blackbird populations and mitigate damage to corn. One law provided that each single man in a town must kill six of those birds and, as a punishment for not doing so, he could not marry until he had complied.
VMAG4 TIL that Wes Craven was inspired to write "A Nightmare on Elm Street" after reading an article about a boy who died during a nightmare. The boy and his family had escaped the Cambodian Killing Fields, and the boy experienced nightmares so disturbing he would often stay awake for days at a time.
RNwj TIL that the Lyme disease bacteria is actually transmitted from mice to ticks. And that humans have greatly contributed to outbreaks by causing forest fragmentation and killing predators.
lowJA TIL that upon the archaeological discovery of Chechen-Soviet soldiers from WW2 in Ukraine, archaeologists discovered letters addressed to relatives in Chechen towns which no longer exist. Further investigation revealed the Khaibakh massacre perpetrated by Soviet forces.