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TIL that the American folk song Turkey In The Straw (the "ice cream truck song") originated in minstrel shows, where it often contained severely bigoted language

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XLBD TIL Ugandan dictator Idi Amin full (sell-bestowed) title was “His Excellency, President for Life, Field Marshal Al Hadji Doctor Idi Amin Dada, VC, DSO, MC, Lord of All the Beasts of the Earth and Fishes of the Seas and Conqueror of the British Empire in Africa in General and Uganda in Particular”
WNvL TIL a dog who lost his legs when he was attacked by a group of boys became a therapy dog for amputees
8KK4 TIL the 1976 Montreal Olympics had a budget of CDN$207 million but cost CDN$1.41 billion. A special tobacco tax was introduced in May 1976 to fund the loss, and it was finally paid off in 2006.
E1yW7 TIL Jaws star Robert Shaw rewrote the film's now-famous USS Indianapolis speech. He edited & reordering it, then wrote it into the form it is today. Turning the monologue into something unforgettable.
GkP7 TIL Peter Jackson hates the Dead Men of Dunharrow (Army of the Dead) in The Return of the King, but kept them in, so he wouldn’t disappoint die-hard fans.