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TIL of the Hospital Broadcasting Association, which takes song requests from hospital patients. Their list of banned songs include Stairway To Heaven, The Final Countdown and I Want To Live.

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LwO0 TIL: After Chimps learn the sign language for “funny”, they will say “funny” after throwing poop at people.
9VLX TIL a Hiroshima policeman went to Nagasaki to teach police about ducking after the atomic flash. As a result of this timely warning, not a single Nagasaki policeman died.
gbo9 TIL The Lululemon retail chain’s name came from the founder’s desire to watch Japanese people try to pronounce it
OG8G7 TIL Hedgehogs belong to the order of Eulipotyphla which means "truly fat and blind"
9YXvB TIL the word "Jedi" originated from the Japanese term "Jidaigeki," which refers to a drama set, set during the Edo period of Japanese history, when samurais were still in activity.