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M7Mw7 TIL that the rock band Journey had their own Atari video game based on the album 'Escape' - almost 30 years before 'Guitar Hero: Aerosmith'.
6E8Q8 TIL, the "See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil" monkeys actually have a fourth member of their posse — "Do No Evil" — who is commonly shown covering their genitals
AAj7 TIL that a 1997 poll showed that Americans thought NASA’s funding accounted for 20% of the federal budget. In fact, NASA has received one cent or less per every tax dollar since 1975. Currently, they receive a $.005 cents per dollar.
dpw7 TIL- The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant which suffered a reactor melt down in 1986, continued to produce electricity until 2000, and still has three intact nuclear reactors.
rR0Ad TIL "Don't Tell Me (What Love Can Do)" by Van Halen was a response to Kurt Cobain's suicide. It also was a source of frustration between Eddie and Sammy as the lyrics were more hopeful but Ed wanted something with more attitude.