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pYyyG TIL that the Stanley Cup is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded professionally in North America, commissioned in 1892 by its namesake the Lord Frederick Arthur Stanley of Preston, 16th Earl of Derby
neBAr TIL The 1980s featured a nationally syndicated WWE style scripted version of roller derby with a figure-8 multi story track with jumps and an alligator pit to toss opponents. Players had long backstories and running feuds. There were heel turns and face turns. Scheming managers. It had everything.
ep6vL TIL many US companies in the late 1800s-1938 would pay their employees in company scrip, a currency issued by the employer and can only be used in company owned stores where they upcharged exorbitant amounts, keeping employees in debt, to ensure company "loyalty."
rReJw TIL that Shrek 2 competed for the Palme d'Or, grossed $919.8 million worldwide to become the highest-grossing film of 2004, and had its soundtrack appear on the Top 10 of the Billboard Hot 200.
d8VO7 TIL that Bruce Springsteen's 1980 hit "Hungry Heart" was originally written for the Ramones. He had written it in five minutes after seeing one of their concerts, and only recorded it himself after the band turned it down