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TIL that in 1991, a satire political party called the Polish Beer-Lovers' Party won 16 seats in the Polish parliament

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d8G9r TIL that Chris Farley was initially cast to voice Shrek early in the films production. Feeling that completing the film with his voice after his untimely death would be in bad taste, the filmmakers opted to have his dialogue redone by Mike Myers. This is the only reel with his voice shown publicly.
0wwjN Are you racking up loans on unread books? There's a word for that.
4kVKR TIL that the Water Speed Record is one of the world's most dangerous competitions. Of the thirteen people who have attempted it since 1930, seven have died. The record is 317.59 mph, set by Ken Warby in 1978.
V7xZ TIL “Public relations” was invented by Freud´s nephew Edward Bernays as a substitute for “Propaganda” due to negative implications surrounding the word because of its use by the Germans
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