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TIL that the Ramones first album took only a week to record (three days for the instruments and four days for vocals), and costs only $6,400 to produce.

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m18jP TIL that multiple undetonated bombs have been found in Pompeii. As a result of Allied bombing during World War II, it is estimated that between seven and ten unexploded bombs remain in the unexcavated portions of the site. The last time one went off was over thirty years ago.
aw70L TIL Dylan McDermott was 5 years old when his mom died of a gunshot in 1967. Her death was ruled an accident at the time but Dylan was able to get the cold case reopened 40 years later. Through the new investigation they discovered a coverup and that her boyfriend (a known gangster) had murdered her.
N7NQJ TIL from 1935-1964 in the US all liquor bottles were required to have the phrase “Federal Law Forbids Sale or Reuse of this bottle”. This was done in an effort to discourage the reuse of empty bottles for selling moonshine, the sale of which was very common during the Prohibition era.
4kvG5 TIL The film The Thing (1982) initially received heavily negative reviews upon its release, only to later be considered a masterpiece.
R5Lm1 TIL Just Blaze said while working with Eminem on an unspecified song off Em's Recovery album, he told Em that he's drifting off subject in the 2nd verse & his flow was off in the 3rd. Em said didn't hear it. JB thought he blew it until hours later, Em agreed & said after 30 spins he heard it too.