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e0XLJ TIL That Weird Al Yankovic wanted to include the song Yoda on an album, but securing permission from both George Lucas and the Kinks delayed the physical release of the song for about five years. Lucas eventually gave Yankovic permission.
QJnmM TIL Ancient Rome had police and firemen, called "Vigiles Urbani" meaning, Watchmen of the City. They were equipped with fire engines pulled by horses, and adequate fire fighting equipment was required in every home. The police apprehended thieves, robbers, runaway slaves, and dealt with urban mobs.
nMpb TIL A man named Ota Benga was held in a zoo in 1906, 40 years after the end of slavery in the U.S. He was in a cage with an Orangutan. Atendance at the zoo doubled over the time he was there, and 40,000 people visited the zoo in a single day.
bExa TIL when the first settlers arrived, oysters were so numerous in the Chesapeake Bay that they were able to filter the whole bay about once a week. Their current numbers are less then 1% of what they were at that time
Nl96 TIL In ancient Egypt, gods were believed to frequently masturbate and the act was considered magical and creative. One such God, Atum was believed to have created the universe by masturbating and ejaculating