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TIL that Happy Gilmore was inspired by Kyle McDonough, a childhood friend of Adam Sandler who could hit a golf ball farther than all their friends. He went on to become a professional hockey player

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vPVrB TIL the origin of the famous "Take my wife--please!" joke. Comedian Henny Youngman went with his wife to a radio show and asked a stagehand to "take my wife, please" (i.e. escort her to a seat). The stagehand thought it was a joke and laughed, so Henry made it part of his standup routine.
kObW5 TIL that the first known reference to mutual simultaneous oragenitalism as "69" is in the 1790s French book Whore's Catechisms, attributed to Mlle. Théroigne de Méricourt (one the early leaders of the French Revolution), where it is named "soixante-neuf"
OGgkR TIL that Vlad the Impaler had a brother called Radu the Handsome.
ANY8n TIL that Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders is a credited songwriter for "Smelly Cat" from the show Friends.
oR1DA TIL people with blue eyes indicate a lack of melanin. Eye color is directly related to the amount of melanin in the front layers of the iris. People with brown eyes have a large amount of melanin in the iris. It's believed blue eyes are can be traced to one human being. Darker eyes help reflect sun.