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TIL Harold and Kumar were written to go to Krispy Kreme, but after the company declined to be featured in the film, White Castle was selected instead. Happy about the free advertising, White Castle become the first fast food chain to have an R-Rated comedy advertised on fast food containers

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5V9Ln TIL that twice a year since the mid 70s, Sweden sends North Korea a bill for 1000 Volvos they bought but never paid for.
QLP9 TIL that Queen ants have one of the longest life-spans of any known insect – up to 28 years.
LkWym TIL not only has the world population more than doubled in the past 50 years, it was also below 2 billion just 100 years ago.
8avLG TIL Monty Python's Life of Brian was banned in Norway and subsequently marketed in Sweden as "The film so funny that it was banned in Norway"
KOQpJ TIL that memories of music cannot be lost to Alzheimer's and dementia. The part of your brain responsible for ASMR catalogs music, and appears to be a stronghold against Alzheimer's and dementia.