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TIL when asked about South Park ending, Trey Parker said “We’ve been waiting to get canceled for 18 fucking years.”

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EgoZ7 TIL Julius Caesar, kidnapped by pirates, demanded they increase his ransom. After his release, he captured and crucified them, fulfilling his promise made during captivity.
prZN TIL that, in 1959, Volvo invented the 3-point seat belt, then gave free license to all other car manufacturers to use it.
9wxp7 TIL Jägermeister campaign "TGGD - TrinkGeld Gehört Dazu / trans. Tip belongs to it" wants, that Germans get used to the concept that "tip everyone you pay" while clubbing or drinking at a pub/bar, this includes cab drivers as they bring you there, tip higher, tip every time.
nWa5G TIL about the ghost ship Sachem, which started as a world class yacht in NYC, became a warship in WW1, transported Thomas Edison for wartime experiments, and eventually became a pleasure ship again before becoming stuck in a small creek in Kentucky where it sits today.
mx5dx TIL that Anonymous sent thousands of all-black faxes to the Church of Scientology to deplete all their ink cartridges.