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TIL The first vending machine was in Egypt and dispensed holy water, not Coke

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5YQL8 TIL the only book Stephen King has let go out of print is Rage, in which a kid shoots his teacher and holds his class hostage. While he doesn't think books, movies, or video games cause violence, he does think they could act as an outlet to commit violence through, and should be more responsible.
KoN4 TIL that the gangster movie in both Home Alone 1 & 2 is a fictitious movie created specifically for Home Alone.
a8WGM TIL that bats use echolocation to find food in the dark. They make high-pitched sounds that bounce off objects, helping them figure out where stuff is. It's like their own built-in radar!
Y7KgG TIL the exact animation for the gummi bear song is out there to download for some reason
w48Y TIL that Sir David Attenborough, as controller of BBC Two, commissioned Monty Python’s Flying Circus.