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TIL David Bowie and Dennis Hopper once smuggled cocaine into a psych ward for Iggy Pop while wearing spacesuits

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gMZL7 Today I learned the "Tanks" got their name because the British during WW1 were trying to keep the new weapons a secret and hid them in crates marked "tanks", telling people that they were just water tanks that were being delivered.
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j67pa TIL after Drew Barrymore posed nude for Playboy in 1995, her godfather Steven Spielberg sent her a note saying "cover yourself up", along with copies of her pictures altered to make it appear she was fully clothed
E8Zd TIL the kids television show Arthur did a parody of South Park during an episode.
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