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TIL that the Mash theme song actually had lyrics [Suicide is Painless, Johnny Mandel]

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xVXYD TIL that in the Plutchik's wheel of emotions, boredom is on the same spectrum as disgust and loathing.
P1aVZ TIL about the Battle of the Atlantic during WWII. “In the first four months of 1942, German U-boats ravaged the shipping lanes off North Carolina, sinking almost 40 ships during that period. It is an often overlooked piece of American history.”
kpR4 TIL of Mary Turner, a black woman killed in 1918. A mob hung her upside down from a tree and set her on fire. Still alive, a member of the mob cut her stomach open with a knife. Her unborn child fell on the ground, where it was stomped on and crushed. Finally, her body was shot hundreds of times.
eoPJ TIL that the coefficient of friction of a banana on hardwood flooring is 0.083, while ice has a coefficient of friction of 0.05, making a banana almost as slippery as ice.
9xjr TIL that adjusted for inflation, Porno classic ‘Deep Throat’ is possibly the highest grossing film of the 70s, surpassing even Star Wars.