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TIL The Numa Numa viral video was first uploaded to NewGrounds in 2004 - Youtube did not exist at the time

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go07 TIL that the municipal government of Paris passed a resolution to prohibit Tom Cruise from becoming an honorary citizen of the city.
VMbwB TIL that a non-Indigenous company holds worldwide exclusive rights to use the Australian Aboriginal flag on clothing.
a71b TIL Jackie Chan now officially holds the Guinness World Record for the most credits in one movie AND the most stunts by a living actor!
Gk85 TIL that when people attempt suicide and fail, their income increases by an average of 20.6 percent. The more serious the attempt, the larger the boost. “Hard suicide” attempts, in which luck is the only reason the suicide fails, result in a 36.3 percent increase in income.
rReZx TIL that proto-Germanic tribes created the word "bear" out of fear that using its true name, "arkto" would cause it to appear. This is considered by some to be the oldest known euphemism.