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TIL that in response to their manager complaining that they had no catchy summertime hit, Blink-182 responded "You want a fucking single? I'll write you the cheesiest, catchiest, throwaway fucking summertime single you've ever heard!" and released 'First Date,' which would become extremely popular.

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bA9Q TIL Stalin had a secret lab to analyze the feces of other foreign leaders for the purpose of constructing psychological portraits. For example, a leader with high levels of tryptophan was assumed to be calm and approachable, while a lack of potassium indicated a nervous disposition.
9wJpD TIL that dogs can tell male and female humans apart
EgMPX TIL that one of the co-inventors of the trolley problem was Philippa Foot, the granddaughter of the 22nd and 24th President of the United States Grover Cleveland.
yQJVv TIL the Spanish word for junk mail is “la propaganda.”
5Yedr TIL that a UK zoo banned visitors from wearing animal print clothes because it confuses the animals. "If someone wears the same pattern to the animal's coat they can become over friendly," a zoo spokesperson said.