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TIL that the beer Colt 45 was named in honor of Baltimore Colts’ running back Jerry Hill (who wore #45) and NOT the handgun.

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vP1j7 TIL the Hall & Oates song "I Can't Go For That" is not about a relationship between two lovers, but about the way the music industry treats artists. John Oates said that the song is really about "not being pushed around by big labels, managers, & agents".
69o5W TIL A garment factory in Bangladesh used by multiple large corporations collapsed, killing 1134 workers. Walmart, Carrefour, Bonmarché, Benetton, Mango, Auchan and Kik refused to pay compensation to their families.
KkLa TIL leafcutter ants do not eat leaves. They combine chewed-up leaves in their lair with their feces to cultivate a type of fungus, which the ants can eat.
vPdBL TIL an orangutan named Fu Manchu figured out how to escape his enclosure at a zoo by picking the lock on a door. He did it repeatedly for weeks as zoo staff was stumped about how and tried every measure to prevent it only to finally catch Fu Manchu in the act using a piece of wire he kept hidden.
gMZk4 TIL that when the Beatles met Elvis, they were amazed by the device he had that could change channels on the TV from across the room