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TIL whale oil was used in transmission fluids as recently as 1972. Transmission failures soared when its use was banned.

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GYM4E TIL when Primus played their song "My Name is Mud" at the rainy Woodstock 94, the crowd responded by pelting the band with mud. The band's singer, Les Claypool, stopped the song and said "when you throw things on stage, it's a sign of small and insignificant genitalia." The crowd ceased throwing.
gnj4 TIL Cranky Kong, Donkey Kong’s cranky old grandfather, was actually the original antagonist from the 1981 arcade game
o0VE TIL When flown at half-staff, the American flag should be first hoisted to the peak for an instant and then lowered to the half-staff position
AN07a TIL that to save the Hawaiian culture and people from disappearing, Kalākaua, the last king of the Hawaiian kingdom, went on a world tour in 1881, and travelled to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and the United States, and he became the first reigning monarch to circumnavigate the globe.
EgYkw TIL that ciabatta is not a long-established, traditional Italian bread. It was invented in 1982, largely as a response to the popularity of French baguettes.