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TIL Whoopi Goldberg's stage name came from a Whoopee Cushion due to her gassy nature

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0d7QL TIL about indirect freekicks in football/soccer, that can't go directly into the goal. If they go directly into the goal before touching another player, the situation results in a goal kick instead of a goal. These kind of freekicks are granted for specific fouls like playing in dangerous manner.
l4ZV TIL some moths have evolved a method of detecting and disturbing echolocation sounds from bats. They can confuse bats by sending false clicks back, they can tell if a bat has found them or not based on the intensity and frequency of a bat’s clicks and they can react accordingly
EgZw7 TIL that on the day of his audition to sing for ACDC, Brian Johnson also recorded a vacuum commercial for £350
R7Akw TIL "Said the actress to the bishop," is the original, "That's what she said."
8aoGP TIL about El Caganer, literally translating to The Pooper, a popular addition to the nativity scene in the Catalonia region of Spain that depicts a peasant pooping in the background.