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TIL Hobos use symbols to communicate to other hobos

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yQpwa TIL when recording a guest spot on The Simpsons, Justin Timberlake took issue with a line in which he said "Word!" saying it felt inauthentic. As a prank, the staff then edited his dialogue in production so every line ended with him saying "Word!"
J1PLk TIL Spock was originally supposed to be a Martian, but Gene Roddenberry changed his home to the fictional Vulcan because he feared humans will already land on Mars during the show‘s runtime and make it look outdated
oBdn8 TIL California's vehicle emission laws are stricter than those of the EPA. Cars made for sale in the US are made with those standards in mind so they can be sold all over. Often, the EPA adopts California's standards a few years after the state institutes them.
JLm TIL that early in Jim Carrey’s life, before he had become famous, both he and his family had to live in their Volkswagen van.
nWVxb TIL that On the Road by Jack Kerouac was typed out on a typed out on a continuous reel of paper.