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TIL that in Japan, a woman past the age of 25 was known as a "Christmas Cake" because, just like "cakes [that] go on discount once Dec. 25 rolls around", she was "considered past her prime."

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VZVk TIL. Many story arcs from the novel “Forrest Gump” didn’t make it into the film adaption. This includes Forrest going on a mission for NASA with an ape named Sue, being held by cannibals for four years and having a professional career as a wrestler, chess player and stuntman
nWpjW TIL that when Elton John married his wife Renate Blauel in 1984, Rod Stewart sent a wedding telegram that read "You may still be standing but we're all on the f**king floor"
kRBB TIL that in order to prevent everything from being named after mathematician Leonhard Euler, discoveries are sometimes named after the first person AFTER Euler to have discovered them.
0bN1 TIL infamous film director Uwe Boll once challenged critics to a boxing match. 4 critics showed up. He proceeded to punch the living shit out of every single one of them.
Z8j0v TIL: That the United States National Anthem uses the melody of an 18th century British gentlemen's club song mentioning the Greek gods, getting drunk, and having sex.