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TIL that in every single scene of every episode of Trailer Park Boys, with the exception of the prison scenes, Julian is holding a glass of rum and coke. Even the scenes involving fights and shoot outs.

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opKr TIL the Kurdish fighting group, Peshmerga, literally mean “He who faces death” and they often inspire kurdish youth through their bravery and fighting origins.
PYVvZ TIL when Ray Davies of The Kinks took his first driving test, he ran a woman over. When he got out to help her, he forgot to put the handbrake on and the car rolled over her shopping.
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