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TIL Harley Davidson motorcycles have a failure rate over twice that of the top three motorcycle manufacturers in the world

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B75d TIL that Hugin and Munin, Odin’s ravens, appear in The Avengers film, during Thor and Loki’s argument on the mountaintop
X0Bx8 TiL that the backing vocals on Paul Simon's song "Graceland" are performed by The Everly Brothers.
NG9E TIL that sales of the Guy Fawkes mask — used by protesters all over the world as a symbol of their fight against government corruption and corporate power — all go to Time Warner.
9wBZX TIL that up until the 1970s, American insurance companies put vending machines at airport ticket counters which sold plane crash life insurance policies. This practice ended when courts started strictly enforcing the policies against the insurers.
166wX TIL that actor Antonio Banderas cannot pronounce the word "animals" and must have it swapped for another word whenever it appears in his lines.