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TIL Wil.I.Am created the Samurai Jack theme song
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TIL the man who invented the plastic flamingo has been wearing matching outfits with his wife for 35 years.
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TIL that Michael King changed his name to Martin Luther King Sr. after a 1934 trip to Berlin where he witnessed the rise of Nazism. In addition to the murder of his famous son in 1968, another son died from drowning in 1969, and his wife was murdered in 1974.
BMxe
TIL that during the German occupation of Luxembourg, some Luxembourgish refused to give the Nazi salute. Instead of raising one’s arm while shouting “Heil Hitler” they shouted in a strong Luxembourgish accent “Drei Liter” which is German for “Three liters”
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TIL Tea is the most popular manufactured drink consumed in the world, equaling all others – including coffee, chocolate, soft drinks, and alcohol – combined
J1ymm
TIL of the Ipperwash Crisis, a land dispute between the Ojibway band and the Ontario government. One protestor was killed but ultimately led to the return of the land to the First Nation.