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TIL that Bob Dole’s ‘96 election site is still live.

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VMaBZ TIL Solid Snake from Metal Gear Solid was based on Snake Plissken, John Carpenter's main protagonist from Escape From New York. The similarity between the characters almost landed Hideo Kojima in court.
WkKVX TIL the term "Genericide"- That if a Trademark begins being used as a generic term for other items of it's kind to the point where it becomes the more common term for the item than the items generic name, the Trademark can be removed. Escalators used to be a trademark but this happened with them.
mkoP TIL the Killer Whale is a natural predator of the Moose
NXPBE TIL American Billionaire Ted Turner once competed in an ostrich-drawn chariot race because the MLB team he had purchased, the Braves, were so bad.
4XKwb TIL the "whistling" noise used to indicate bombs falling in movies and TV shows is almost always the wrong way round. Anyone underneath a bomb that made such a sound (only specific WW2-era bombs) would hear the pitch increasing as it got closer, not decreasing, due to the Doppler effect.