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TIL that Wikipedia is about as accurate as Encyclopaedia Britannica.

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ADNjo TIL The book 'A Clockwork Orange' Had Two Different Versions, an American one and a European one, because the US publisher thought Americans would find the the idea of a criminal being redeemed unrealistic
x68Pg TIL Cyndi Lauper sang a parody of her 1985 song "The Goonies 'R' Good Enough" for the Bob's Burger's Season 2 premiere which aired in 2012. The episode is a parody of The Goonies. She said, "My son really wanted me to do it. He loves the show and was like, 'C'mon, Mom, it's hysterical. Do it."
16ngD TIL of the North American Water and Power Alliance, a proposed plan to divert water from The Yukon in Alaska to Southern California, Texas, and the Great Lakes
Q49M TIL that the guards of the Tomb of the Unknowns do not wear rank insignia so that they do not outrank the soldiers buried in the tomb, whatever their ranks may have been.
a6Zo TIL When the first Alien script was written, all parts were meant to be interchangeable for men or women.