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TIL Mayor in High Wycombe, England are weighted annually since 1678 to make sure that the mayor didn't grow fat at taxpayer money

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9xjr TIL that adjusted for inflation, Porno classic ‘Deep Throat’ is possibly the highest grossing film of the 70s, surpassing even Star Wars.
rRkaW TIL that there is a 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special featuring the main actors from Episode IV. The special has never been rebroadcast or distributed for home video due to its incredibly negative reception.
oMGA TIL that there are plans to turn abandoned parts of Detroit into a zombie apocalypse theme park
mxnvY TIL 80's pop group Spandau Ballet got their name after seeing it written on a nightclub toilet. Spandau Ballet actually refers to prisoner hangings at Spandau Prison and their twitching and jumping at the end of the rope.
0bN1 TIL infamous film director Uwe Boll once challenged critics to a boxing match. 4 critics showed up. He proceeded to punch the living shit out of every single one of them.