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TIL that "Elefantenrennen" (elephant racing) is the German word for one truck passing another truck

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BrLdW TIL that the music video of the song "Basket Case" from Green day was filmed in a mental asylum called "Agnews Developmental Center." It was also originally filmed in black and white but was later colored in(however the patients of the asylum were not colored in and stay B&W)
Ooky1 TIL About 3 percent of children cannot have the father their mothers say they have.
W7yaB TIL that the dress codes are symbolic indications of different social ideas. The history started from the 7th through the 9th centuries, the European royalty and nobility used a dress code to differentiate themselves from other people through ornamented garments, especially the collar.
rNOG1 TIL Superstition was originally intended to be released by British guitarist Jeff Beck first, but Berry Gordy convinced Stevie Wonder to bring it out as he knew it would be a huge hit
D1DLV TIL that the Marvel character Howard the Duck, under threat of legal action, is forced to wear always pants. Disney was afraid people would confuse him for Donald Duck and demanded Marvel draw pants on Howard so that you could tell them apart.