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TIL that Jason Bateman’s father-in-law is Paul Anka

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xQx0 TIL in 2008 a drunk guy faced battery charges after he was accused of farting and fanning the odorous gas toward a police officer.
pYPZZ TIL Most people don't dream about their smartphones because our dreams are an evolved defense mechanism, we tend to dream more often about fears and concerns that were relevant to our ancestors — so, less about, say, hacking, and more about running from wild animals
ZrnB TIL despite sanctions, ExxonMobil has been (and still is) drilling and producing oil in Russia via a loophole that has since been closed.
5Y7w8 TIL AC/DC briefly considered breaking up after their original frontman, Bon Scott, died. However, encouraged by the insistence from Scott's parents that he would've wanted them to go on, the band decided to continue. They found Brian Johnson as their new frontman and "Back in Black" was made.
7rVmb TIL that the word "sophomore" means "wise fool" in Greek, describing the tendency of adolescents to behave so irrationally despite thinking rationally sometimes.