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TIL Aqua Teen Hunger Force caused a bomb scare in 3 different cities, including Boston

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Y79gd TIL that the famous two-part, two-season episode of the Simpsons called Who Shot Mr. Burns is a parody of an episode of the soap opera Dallas called Who Shot J.R., which was also a two-part, two-season cliffhanger.
LkNwQ TIL In 2009, Stephen Hawking threw a party at the University of Cambridge, complete with balloons, hors d'oeuvres and iced champagne. Just as expected, nobody showed up because he only sent out invitations after his party was over. It was, he said, "a welcome reception for future time travelers,".
xBWg TIL BB King played at a hall in 1949 in which 2 men fought and started a fire. He escaped but realized his guitar was inside. He ran into the hall and saved it. The 2 men were fighting over a girl, Lucille, so King vowed never to fight over a girl. King named all his guitars Lucille as a reminder.
PYDGZ TIL Haruki Murakami wrote his first novel "Hear the Wind Sing" entirely by hand and then on a whim sent the only copy of the manuscript to be considered for a literary magazines new-writers prize. He went on to win the prize.
WkBXB TIL that a dry seasonal riverbed can be called a wadi