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TIL the song “Fight for Your Right” by the Beastie Boys was written as a parody of frat culture, and the band was upset that people took it at face value.

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Oo6L1 TIL America's Pronghorn "Antelope" is 2nd in Running Speed (55 mph) Only to the Cheetah; that it Likely Evolved this Speed to Outrun the Now-Extinct American Cheetah; and that, Despite Appearances, it is NOT an Antelope at All, but Rather Most Closely Related to Giraffes!
VB4RB TIL the company Mallinckrodt purchases cocaine made when processing coca leaves for Coca-Cola and they are based in Ireland for tax purposes but headquartered in the US.
m8EP TIL Some Nigerian prince scammers use bad English and a dumb premise, not because they’re actually clueless, but because they want only the biggest suckers to respond, allowing them to dedicate their time and efforts to people who might actually pay up.
p8DQN TIL that world's longest kiss lasted 58 hours, 35 minutes and 58 seconds
WoPY TIL that in 2009 Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chairman, said “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place” when confronted about the search engine’s privacy policies.