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TIL Weird Al owes much of his success to a radio show host named Dr. Demento

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9YnDG TIL that the band Spooner eventually became the band Garbage in the '90s.
d8W0r TIL that Playboy is a major manufacturer of school girl uniforms in Japan and is used by ordinary school students. Most of them are unaware of the true nature of the brand.
4Kwg TIL in 2001 Smith & Wesson lost 40% of their business due to a boycott by the NRA for entering into an agreement with the federal government to put locks on its handguns, and researching and implementing “smart-gun” technology that would only allow the owner to operate it.
GYEx5 TIL the Missing Link of the human race has been found and is no longer missing
e69k TIL there was an antagonist on Courage the Cowardly Dog based off of Quentin Tarantino named “Benton Tarantella”.