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TIL Douglas Adams came up with the idea for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy while lying drunk in a field holding a copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to Europe.

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7r0wx TIL That Nirvana once purposefully butchered Smells like Teen Spirit while performing live on the British TV show "Top of the Pops". The network forced them to play over a pre recorded tape which the band disliked. They proceeded to jokingly play their instruments and changed the lyrics of the song
QJB49 TIL Ruth Hale was paid by Lucky Strikes to encourage women to join march “Light another torch of freedom” inviting women to smoke cigarettes out in the public
GZ75 TIL that dangerous highways in Korea play a melody only when a car is travelling the speed limit, successfully preventing accidents by keeping people awake and encouraging them to travel at a safe speed.
78goO TIL that following the success of the 90s hit film, "the Bodyguard", Kevin Costner contacted his longtime friend, Princess Diana, to star in a sequel. She agreed. The first draft arrived the day before her death in 1997. Following her passing, the film was scrapped.
KYa TIL Haystacks sometimes spontaneously combust if they contain too much moisture.