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TIL that rap battles existed long before. “Flyting” was an insult battle practiced even in Medieval England’s courts.

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mxVky [TIL] that there was an actual Dropkick Murphy, an osteopath, pro wrestler and sanitarium operator. It was from his alcohol detoxification program on his farm near Boston that the band Dropkick Murphys derived their name.
kJAN5 TIL atmospheric rivers are typically several thousand kilometers long and only a few hundred kilometers wide, and a single one can carry a greater flux of water than the Amazon River.
8ex9K TIL Denver, CO has the nickname Menver because there’s so many more men than women for dating
wLgYY TIL that in the 1950's, pilots of massive B47's would practice rolling the huge planes upside down while 'tossing' nuclear bombs out, because it helped pilots escape the area faster, avoiding blast damage
OoQNY TIL that The Lion King, heavily marketed by Disney as their "first Disney original" was straight up plagiarized from Osamu Tezuka's Kimba the White Lion (1960)