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TIL The sound of Fountains of Wayne’s “Stacy’s Mom” was inspired by Ric Ocasek’s band’s 1978 hit “Just What I Needed.” In the music video, Stacy’s mom’s car has “I heart Ric” on her license plate.

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n5kG TIL that under current South Korean laws if war breaks out South Korea doesn’t want to control its own military instead it wants the Americans to tell them what to do
aoDZ TIL One third of vegetarians eat meat when they’re drunk, according to UK survey. UK Vegetarians who admitted eating in descending order: Kebabs, beef burgers, bacon, fried chicken, and pork sausages.
dnpB TIL That spanking children makes them more defiant and more likely to develop mental issues later in life. The study in question involved 160,000 children over 50 years
pl7b TIL there have been cases of animal deaths by mosquito asphyxiation: being surrounded by a swarm so thick that you inhale mosquitoes until you can’t breath and die
EQrd TIL that it’s possible for the Golden Globe Awards to win an Emmy.