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TIL the founder and lead singer of new-wave band Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh, also composed the music for many TV shows including The Rugrats and Pee-wee's Playhouse.

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E1PV0 TIL 95% of Serotonin in the human body is located in the gut
p856e TIL t-shirts developed from workers cutting jumpsuits in half to stay cool, they were originally marketed as "bachelor undershirts", and F Scott Fitzgerald was the first person to use t-shirt in writing.
WmPX TIL Jim Carrey offered Nicolas Cage to co-star with him in ‘Dumb and Dumber’ (1994), however Cage wanted to do a much smaller movie instead called Leaving Las Vegas. 'Leaving Las Vegas’ (1995) ended up earning Nicolas Cage an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1996.
R7Zkw TIL of the Republic XF-84H, the loudest aircraft ever built. Its engine was audible from 22 miles away, and Edwards Air Force Base was worried the noise would break windows in the control tower. The airplane was not popular at Edwards, and is rumored to have caused several miscarriages.
VMbGm TIL that Lazy Scranton, the music video from The Office where Michael and Dwight rap about the city to welcome transfers from the Stamford branch, is a parody of a comedic rap song called Lazy Sunday, which premiered on SNL in 2005.