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TIL The phrase "Shrimp on the barbie"came from Crocodile Dundee. It originated in a series of television advertisements by the Australian Tourism Commission broadcast in the US and UK starring Paul Hogan from 1984.

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GYxB1 TIL In 1981, polio-sufferer Ian Dury released Spasticus Autisticus, a protest song against the International Year of Disabled Persons. It was banned by the BBC for being offensive, but was broadcast worldwide during the opening ceremony of the 2012 Summer Paralympics.
dDB7 TIL There is a camera that allowes you to change focus after the picture is taken.
W7p69 TIL of Mark Boyle also known as The Moneyless Man. Best known for living without money from 2008 and for living without modern technology since 2016.
ygG8 TIL Elon Musk wasnt originally going to produce electric cars, but when GM took back all their electric cars and had them all crushed, Elon was surprised to see that owners cared so much that they held a candlelight vigil for them. As if the cars had been “executed”
vQaR TIL Despite the loss of her legs, Li Juhong has been a doctor in her Chinese village since 2001. She uses wooden stools to travel around, has treated over 6,000 people and has a stay-at-home husband who carries her on his back so she can reach patients who live in isolated areas.