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TIL That on IMDb, “This Is Spinal Tap” is rated out of 11 instead of 10.

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6EY17 TIL that in the early 2000’s people complained that their Mac laptops mysteriously started giving off the smell of really bad body odor. Turns out the culprit was an adhesive used on the keyboards that started to break down after a few years, outgassing a foul smell in the process.
YXWd TIL the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics were run with very little government funding and ended with over $200 million in profit.
GVZ4 TIL…Only two fighter aces in WWII where female, one was Soviet Lydia Litvyak, who in a Yak-1, a very dated and unreliable plane vs. the German Me-109 got 12 solo kills
Bvjy TIL homicide rates & battle deaths are way down since prehistoric times – and we now live in “The most peaceful time in our species’ existence”
d8B0r TIL Since 1994, possession of 1 gram of cocaine has been legal for personal use in Colombia. Sale remains illegal, but personal production or gifts of cocaine are permitted.