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TIL Goofy goober Rock from the original spongebob movie is actually a parody of " I wanna rock" from twisted sisters

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nepJo TIL pineapples in the 1700s were worth over $8000 in present-day currency. People would literally rent them to flex at parties.
yjy8 TIL that in 1930 a zoologist went to Syria and brought back 11 newly discovered hamsters. Only 2 of them bred and their offspring were sent to laboratories around the world. Today, the hamsters you see in pet stores are most likely descendants of these two hamsters.
pYav8 TIL that Hitler’s nephew tried to blackmail Hitler for a high-ranking government job. When that failed, he wrote a magazine article called “Why I Hate My Uncle” and joined the US Navy. The naval recruiter thought he was joking about his name.
4XmOX TIL Canada recycles just 9 per cent of its plastics with the rest dumped in landfill and incinerators or tossed away as litter, a new report shows.
BgLvW TIL police radio codes like 10-4 for affirmative all start with 10 to allow time for the radio to power up. The first syllable spoken of a transmission was often not understood due to early technology quirks. Officers were trained to wait after pressing the receiver but forgot when rushed.