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XlnR TIL that, following the introduction of the double-blade razor, the first-ever episode of “Saturday Night Live” featured a fake advertisement for a triple-blade razor, with the slogan: “Because you’ll believe anything.”
kJAG4 TIL that after Game of Thrones premiered in 2011, the names 'Daenerys' & 'Arya' experienced the 2nd and 11th largest increases in real-world namesakes, after the debut of a character, in TV and film history.
NaY8 TIL that the Netherlands voted “Swaffelen” as their word of the year in 2008. It means to repeatedly smack one’s penis against someone or something.
BgvBD TIL I learned the CIA directly influences the production of movies and Hollywood since 1946
x6aB5 TIL that when filming Top Gear's "Bolivia Special", producer Andy Wilman received a death threat from a local drug lord, when he went to the drug lord's house to ask him to turn down his loud music so the crew could get some sleep in their nearby hotel