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TIL that Larry Thor recorded an album called "Galloping on my Dinosaur." His son Cameron would later go on to appear in Jurassic Park as the agent who approaches Dennis Nedry.

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5Yo6P TIL that Pitchfork readers voted Kanye West's Album "Yeezus" as both the "Most Overrated Album" and "Most Underrated Album" of 2013
Y7v1v TIL the first Coca-Cola cans were made of steel. In 1965, Coca-Cola tested sodas in flat-top aluminum cans, which had superior thermal properties, keeping contents cooler longer and addressing consumer complaints about warming soda in steel cans.
QNlGk TIL about the Gulf rupee, which was issued by the Government of India and was equivalent to the Indian rupee. Between 1956 and 1966, it was the official currency used in areas that today form the countries of Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman, and the UAE.
mxLZo TIL Urine therapy was partly inspired by the Bible verse, "Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well."
KOMka TIL Heinz ketchup can't legally be called 'ketchup' in Israel because it doesn't contain enough tomato paste.