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TIL 'The Texas Chansaw Masacre', 'The Silence Of The Lambs' and 'Psycho' were all inspired by the same killer, Edward Theodore Gein

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pGZ8 TIL that the bluetooth symbol is a bind rune made from the runes bjarkan and hagall
nEEd TIL that when she was young Marilyn Monroe’s mentally unstable mother tried to kidnap her from her foster parents by stuffing her in a duffle bag.
OGOOY TIL that David Bowie's “Space Oddity” was banned by the BBC in July 1969 during Apollo 11 due to its perceived bleak astronaut theme. After the Moon landing succeeded, the ban was lifted and it became a hit and was even used in BBC coverage.
WRbA TIL that Bajau people live in the middle of the sea, rarely go on land, have no nationality, no fixed abode, no money and they go spearfishing without scuba gear. Not even oxygen tanks.
78Prb TIL that the once-ubiquitous "Mmm... Toasty!" Quiznos sandwich chain, which had 4700 locations in 2007, closed over 90% of their stores in the space of the following decade. It was the largest and fastest collapse in industry history.