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TIL the Ramones took their band name from the pseudonym Paul McCartney would use when checking into hotels, Paul Ramon.

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5XQP TIL that last year, Israel passes law banning use of underweight models…revolutionary for the fashion industry
gp5A TIL During the first successful Commando raid at Lofoten, Norway in WWII, the officer used the local telegraph office to send to “A.Hitler in Berlin,” the following message: “You said in your last speech, German troops would meet the British wherever they landed. Where are your troops?”
xA61 TIL the rat poison/life saving human medication Coumadin was discovered after cows were observed eating clover and then bleeding to death.
M7JnV TIL that when “Fight Club” premiered at the 1999 Venice Film Festival, it got booed hard by the audience. Ed Norton said that as it was happening, Brad Pitt turned to him and said: “That’s the best movie I’m ever going to be in.”
nWeNB TIL of the Phoenix Pay System, implemented in 2016 for Canadian federal workers. It was meant to automate and replace the government's old payroll system and expected to save $70 million per year, but due to widespread issues is estimated to cost tax payers over $2.2 billion by 2023.