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GYrB5 TIL that the word "underdog" comes from the 19th century term for the losing dog in a dog fight
YbMW TIL: In 1962, an author named Kerry Wendell Thornley published a book called The Idle Warriors, which has the historical distinction of being the only book written about Lee Harvey Oswald before Kennedy’s assassination in 1963.
gWnW TIL that the creators of the movie “Alien” purposely littered penis-shaped objects (including the alien itself), and references to rape throughout the movie
awWlM Today I learned that in 2013, a Burmese python in the Florida Everglades swallowed a love alligator whole.
vx8R TIL that American rock band Green Day had finished an album in 2003, but it was never released because the master tracks were stolen from the studio. Instead of re-recording the album, the band decided to write and record an entire new album, which turned out to be their hit record American Idiot