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TIL that John Marston is real

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5V1D9 TIL the echo effect used in Duane Eddy’s 1958 instrumental hit “Rebel Rouser” was achieved using a 2,000-gallon water tank the studio had purchased from a junkyard
LnMP TIL that WD-40 has never been patented as patenting would force them to disclose their recipe.
78L5p TIL that In the witches scene in MacBeth where they describe a potion needing "eye of newt and toe of frog, wool of bat and tongue of dog" they're really referring to common plants. Respectively: mustard seed, buttercup, holly leaves, and hounds tongue.
ng5G TIL Napoleon Bonaparte was 5'7" which was an average male height in his lifetime. His supposed “shortness” was British propaganda that is still generally believed to this day.
woKrM TIL Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire to fall off the Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving: "You have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently."