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TIL Petrichor is the name given to that earthy smell that accompanies rainfall.

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9YNkG TIL Tom Hanks agreed to play Mario in the the ‘now infamous’ live action movie “Super Mario Bros”. However, studio executives turned him down because they were worried he couldn’t handle the film’s more dramatic elements. (Clip starts at 4:26)
b6E17 TIL about the village of Chicken, Alaska. In 1902, When the settlement grew large enough to be named, there were many ptarmigan living in the area so this was suggested as the name. However, the spelling could not be agreed on, so they named it "Chicken" instead.
dyLE TIL Congo’s president Mobutu publicly stated that “It’s okay to steal a little”, which was consistent with the national mentality that whatever the country had was also yours, as long it is just a little.
4kaxw TIL that The Doors, in the space of just three-and-a-half years, managed to release 6 studio albums and one live recording. Jim Morrison’s sudden death in 1971 brought their brief but explosive run to an end, making their achievements in such a short period even more impressive.
nWVOB TIL that in 2006, the body of Pablo Escobar was exhumed to perform a paternity test (and to squash rumors that the body wasn't actually his). The exhumation was broadcast on national TV.