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TIL Wu-Tang's classic track "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing ta F' Wit" samples the theme from 60's cartoon 'Underdog'

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v18X4 TIL In 1970, the Oregon Highway Division consulted with the US Navy and decided the best way to dispose of a whale carcass was to blow it up with a 1/2 ton of dynamite. The explosion caused blubber to rain down on spectators for over a 1/4 of a mile. A large chunk demolished a car.
rRPAy TIL that the term "gaslighting" comes from a 1938 British play called "Gas Light", which follows a woman whose husband slowly manipulates her into believing that she is going insane.
1ameV TIL 80% of cars sold in Europe have manual transmissions but only 3% in the US
RYaa TIL the Bechdel test that asks if there are two female characters who talk about something other than a man was originally meant as a lesbian joke
8pZK TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger’s only advice to James Cameron regarding turning the killer robot into the good guy for ‘Terminator 2’ was “Just don’t make me gay.”