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TIL XXX on cartoon jugs of alcohol originally denoted three time distilled, resulting in almost pure alcohol content.

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oBJDR TIL the Latin choral part in the Mr. Bean theme song is "Ecce homo qui est faba", which translates to "Behold the man who is a bean"
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neMo TIL Pencils have always used graphite for writing, the danger during the 1950’s and before came from the lead based paint on the pencil
6E6ZQ TIL of the ABC TV show Turn-On, which debuted February 1969. The first episode was so bad, one affiliate refused to return to it after the commercial break. Several west coast affiliates refused to air the show at all. Before the first episode had finished playing, the show was cancelled.
awyRA TIL that the well-known music nightclub, Whiskey a Go Go in Los Angeles, on the Sunset Strip, bought the license to use its name from a French bar, Whiskey a Gogo, where go-go dancing originated in the early 1960's