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TIL the creator of spongebob is dying of ALS

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GYG9g TIL that in the 1960s, the Soviet Union sent snowplows instead of tractors to Guinea to win them over and that the US government sent parkas to help the government of the Philipines instead of emergency medical military aid during the Reagan era.
e059n TIL Quincy Jones thought that the Beatles were the worst musicians in the world. Paul McCartney was the worst bass player he ever heard. Ringo had taken three hours for a four-bar 'thing' that he was trying to fix on a song but failed. So a jazz drummer Ronnie Verrell fixed it in no time.
j674p TIL some regions in United States have been painting their porch ceilings a specific shade of blue, believing it wards off evil spirits, haints, and ghosts. So much so, that all major paint companies sell this color. (e.g. SW9063 "Porch Ceiling")
8pZK TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger’s only advice to James Cameron regarding turning the killer robot into the good guy for ‘Terminator 2’ was “Just don’t make me gay.”
VPdB TIL that in South Korea, the number of guests at a wedding is so important that “fake guest” agencies exist