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TIL That Spy Kids 1-4, Kill Bill 1 and 2, Machete, and Planet Terror are all based in the same Universe.

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8am74 TIL that even though Jupiter is a massive planet, a day on Jupiter only lasts about 5 hours because it's rotating at 28,000 MPH. By comparison, Earth rotates at only 1,000 MPH.
jM8a Today I learned that the monks from Monty Python’s The Holy Grail are chanting “Pie Iesu Domine, dona eis requim,” which in English means “Holy Jesus, Lord, grant them rest.” It’s from “Dies Irae” (“Judgement Day”), a 13th century Latin hymn that has been set to music by dozens of famous composers.
Yp8BZ TIL on November 10, 1903. Mary Anderson invented an automatic car window cleaning device controlled from within the car, called the "Windshield Wiper".
7rEax TIL in 1917 the Aerowagon experimental high-speed railcar used an aircraft engine and propeller traction to go 140 kph (87mph) to carry Soviet officials. In 1921 officials successfully went from Moscow to Tula. On return it derailed at high speed killing 6 of 22 on board including the inventor.
ZdJo TIL Fox News has had a median age of 65. The average primetime audience is 2 million.