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TIL that the smoking cherub on Van Halen’s album cover for 1984 was an actual kid, and not just artwork!

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kJpy4 TIL in WWI, half of the French army mutinied in 1917. Soldiers remained in trenches, but refused orders to attack after the failure of the Nivelle Offensive, which General Nivelle promised a 48 hour victory. The mutinies were heavily suppressed by the French and were not fully disclosed until 1967.
4Xb0R TIL that "Love Me Do" by The Beatles was their debut single originally released in the UK on Oct 5th, 1962. It peaked at # 17 in the charts that year.
J1Pev Til that Tobey McGuire was briefly fired as Spider-Man for faking an injury. Jake Gyllenhaal was already in place.
ZYe4 TIL In 1948 the United States Air-force tested the XF-85 Goblin, a jet fighter designed to be deployed and retrieved from a bomber’s bomb-bay. The bomber could carry a maximum of 4 XF-85s, turning it into a “Flying Aircraft Carrier”.
PYxVg TIL "Fan Death" is a widely-held belief in South Korea that leaving an electric fan on overnight will kill a person. Even The Korea Consumer Protection Board issued a warning that "asphyxiation from electric fans and air conditioners" was among S.Korea's five most common summer accidents or injuries