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TIL there is a children's book about a tow truck and a snowplow called Hookers And Blow Save Christmas.

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x6B0B TIL the word "robot" comes from the Czech word "robota," meaning "forced labor," and was first used in a 1920 play where robots rebelled against humans.
DGjg TIL that there exists a documentary known as “Reversal of Fortune” whereby the directors gave $100,000 cash to a homeless person and followed him around to see what he would do with the money. Less than 6 months later, he was back in the same situation and completely broke.
4rLN TIL that Freddie Mercury gave DJ Kenny Everett one of the first copies of “Bohemian Rhapsody”, informing him that it was his personal record not meant to be played on air. Everett disregarded the request and played it on his show 14 times in two days, leading to the song’s massive success.
grApL TIL it's okay to look directly at the total solar eclipse
epW8n TIL that Absinthe is not hallucinogenic as I've been led to believe. Think Kylie, green fairy in Moulin Rouge. This was a lie perpetrated by the wine industry in order to win back their market after a bug decimated the vineyards.