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TIL Israel Kamakawiwo'ole called a sound studio at 3Am, asked nicely to record, got there 15 minutes later, then recorded "Over the Rainbow" in just one take.

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Rrda TIL the town of Swastika, Ontario refused to change their name during the war, so the Department of Highways would put up signs calling the town “Winston”, only to have the residents tear them down at night and put up their own signs declaring “Swastika”.
wLy0E TIL That the 2010 Toyota 4runner SR5 has a specific button on the dash labeled “Party Mode” which shifted the speaker equalization to the rear and pumped the bass up. It is meant for tailgating and Toyota thought it was easier to just give it its own button.
rONw TIL A Japanese artist named Hananuma Masakichi created a wooden sculpture of himself so life-like, people couldn’t distinguish between the statue and the artist. He even included his own hair, nails, and teeth!
Y7awv TIL when canada switched to metric in the 70s, containers had to switch from gallons to liters. Milk producers chose to switch to bags to avoid making cartons/jugs.
GZjG TIL that there have been 31 recorded school shootings in the US so far this year. In comparison, there have been 24 recorded school shootings in the entire continent of Europe’s history.