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TIL that Reptar from Rugrats was voiced by Busta Rhymes

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rRM7w TIL that the phrase “May you live in interesting times” is not a Chinese saying and that there are no Chinese sources credited with ever having used the phrase.
eaKn TIL “Fubar bundy” is a military acronym that stands for “F**cked up beyond all recognition but unfortunately not dead yet.” Usage: “We got a guy that’s fubar bundy out here. Need evac immediately!”
jlrQ TIL: Decimate is one of the most misused words today. It means to remove 1/10th, but is usually used in place of words like obliterate or annihilate.
N7ge TIL: George Lucas was sure Star Wars was going to flop, so he made a friendly bet with Stephen Spielberg: That if Close Encounters of the Third Kind made more money than SW, he would get 2.5% of the profit for all time, and vice versa. Spielberg still gets enormous, grudging checks today.
Br0ny TIL Since 1967, February 29th has been the official birthday of Superman, but not Clark Kent.