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TIL “Go eat toffee” is a common insult in South Korea, because Korean toffees are shaped like dicks

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YOBr TIL the first episode of an X-Files spin-off called “The Lone Gunmen”, which aired March 4, 2001, involves a US government conspiracy to hijack an airliner, fly it into the World Trade Center, and blame it on terrorists - thereby gaining support for a new profit-making war
rZPM TIL fans of Heavy Metal and Classical music have similar personalities.
jNQAn TIL The year that Lord of the Rings author, J.R.R. Tolkien, died is rather unique. He died in 1973, that number may sound familiar: 1 ring to rule them all, 9 rings for men, 7 rings for the dwarves, and 3 rings for the elves!
vL7 TIL: The Super Guppy is used extensively by NASA to ferry components for the International Space Station and Project Orion.
MNGK TIL a UCLA student went to Libya to fight with the rebels for, what he describes as, a ‘sick’ summer break