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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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LkJMp TIL about the Controlled Impact Demonstration, where NASA and the FAA intentionally crashed a remote controlled Boeing 720 to gain data on a fuel additive that was believed to help suppress an airline fire in the event of a crash. The test ruled that this additive was ineffective.
1aABd TIL, in ancient Egypt, there was an event in which the Pharaoh would ceremoniously ejaculate into the Nile to encourage the fertility of the river.
l7M5N TIL Although situated in Basel, Switzerland, the Basel Badischer Train Station is actually an enclave of the European Customs Union of Germany. This means the station operates as if in Germany, due to a treaty between Switzerland and Baden (Germany) dating back to 1852!
b9JNj TIL that, as part of a poacher’s jail sentence, the Judge ordered him to watch the Disney animated film Bambi once a month until his release.
9wMOD TIL none of Abraham Lincoln's great-grandchildren had any children. His descendants died out in the 1970s-80s.