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TIL that one of the originally pitched names for Hannah Montana was Alexis Texas.

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NZXE TIL that trains have conical wheels because there is no differential; when the train turns one wheel will travel a greater distance than the other
1aWeD TIL in response to the moral panic surrounding violent video games, Penn & Teller released “Desert Bus” for the Sega CD. In the game, you drive a bus going 45 MPH from Tuscon to Las Vegas in a straight line for 8 hours.
Vg78 TIL that McDonald’s restaurants on Canada’s east coast have a seasonal ‘McLobster’ sandwich.
Pxvg TIL that there is an extension for chrome called “Nickelblock”; It’s like adblock, except it blocks everything Nickelback
b9aBp TIL that the Guinness World Record for the tallest stack of M&M’s is… five