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TIL (Adjusted for inflation) Germany's military Budget in WW2 at its peak was smaller than the Current US Budget by about 33%.

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ZM0B TIL the song “Kung Fu Fighting” was originally mean to be a B side, recorded in 10 minutes then went on to sell 11 million copies worldwide.
Bg71x TIL In the 16th and 17th centuries weddings would often have a savory pie instead of a wedding cake. Live birds or snakes were sometimes put into bride pies as a way to pass time at the wedding.
4Xn1X TIL in 1981 the landlord visited the warehouse of Nintendo of America to collect overdue rent and berated the president, Minoru Arakawa, in front of employees. The new game, Donkey Kong, was about to be released and they changed the character's name to their landlord's name: Mario.
dDXWj TIL that the oldest and most exclusive Gentlemen's Club in London was founded in 1693 and is literally called "White's"
DNlp TIL That there is a Breaking Bad porn parody called “Breaking Bad XXX” in which porn has become illegal. Walter teaches film making and Hank is a vice cop they then go on a bust, only for Walter to catch former student Jesse making porn. Together they team up to legalize porn. [NSFW]