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TIL the band UB40 is named after Unemployment Benefit, Form 40 - a form issued to people claiming unemployment benefits. The name was suggested by a friend of the band because all the members were unemployed.

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7Egx TIL that on April 1, 1974, the local residents of Sitka, Alaska woke to their nearby dormant volcano, Mount Edgecumbe, billowing out black smoke. When a Coast Guard pilot came closer to investigate, he found 70 tires burning and the words “APRIL FOOL” spray painted into the snow.
LkEGr TIL the FCC prohibits the phrase "Jesus Christ" from being said on network TV as an exclamation/expletive; you can say "Jesus", you can say "Christ", but you can't say "Jesus Christ" unless he's literally on screen as the man from the Bible. The term "goddamn it" is also banned from U.S. network TV.
QNXEp TIL Javier Bardem's portrayal of Anton Chigurh in 'No Country for Old Men' was determined by a group of independent psychologists in the 'Journal of Forensic Sciences' to be the most accurate portrayal of a psychopath.
pnke TIL Mythbusters’ Jamie Hyneman ran away from home at age 14 and hitchhiked all over America. Since then, he has worked as a certified dive master, wilderness survival expert, boat captain, linguist, pet shop owner, animal wrangler, machinist, concrete inspector, chef, and television show host.
o6Wo TIL all vanilla beans must be hand pollinated because the only species of bee capable of pollinating a vanilla bean orchid is likely extinct.