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TIL: The space age architectural style of the 50s/60s is called Googie and Wildwood, NJ is one of it’s noted districts.

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OooxX TIL of the Norwegian immigrant and WWII vet Andrew Haines who requested and was granted a Viking funeral by the U.S. Coast Guard.
BrAEk TIL that astrology was scientifically proven inaccurate on accident. This was done with a medical study called “time twins” that was carried out in London in 1958, with over 2000 subjects, examining over 100 different characteristics including anxiety, IQ, etc. in individuals born in the same month.
QNDAE TIL of the phenomenon of 'Twin Films'. These are two films with very similar plots which are released by two different studios at roughly the same time (e.g. Madagascar & The Wild, Antz & A Bug's Life)
69lQ7 TIL The Bride from Kill Bill Vol: 1 (2003) was actually choked (and spat on) by director Quentin Tarantino to make the scene real. Similarly, he did the to the same to actress Diane Kruger in Inglorious Basterds (2009)
woyv7 TIL that Jack Paar walked off "The Tonight Show" during a live recording after censors cut a joke about a water closet the previous night