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TIL Van Halen’s “no brown M&Ms” clause was to check that venues had adhered to the safety standards in the contract. If there were brown M&Ms, it was a tell tale sign they had not.

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gMEk9 TIL that the Republican Party accidentally sent out a fundraiser invitation to Easy-E, and he trolled everyone by donating and attending a luncheon at the White House with George HW Bush.
vPEa4 TIL The philosopher Mencius moved three times in his childhood as his mom tried to find a suitable environment. When they lived by a cemetery, his mom found him performing burials. After living by the market, he pretended to be a merchant. In the end, his mom moved him to a school and he studied
W7N58 TIL South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone's first job in Hollywood was directing a short film for Universal Studios staring Steven Spielberg, Sylvester Stallone, Demi Moore and Michael J. Fox.
nW4Rd TIL during a contentious White House meeting about patronage appointments for customs officers in the Northeast, Treasury Secretary William H. Crawford became so angry at President James Monroe that he began whipping his cane at the President, forcing Monroe to use fireplace tongs to defend himself
Wjr8 TIL there’s a Japan indoor vegetable-factory that produces 10,000 heads of lettuce a day while using just 1% of the amount of water needed for outdoor fields. LEDs emit light at ideal wavelengths for plant growth, while also optimizing night and day cycles, allowing lettuce to grow 2.5 times faster.