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TIL that the word "slacker" was commonly used to describe someone who was not participating in the war effort, specifically someone who avoided military service.

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QrwM TIL that after having the re-run episode of their Scientology episode of South Park “Trapped in the Closet” pulled from the air, Trey Parker and Matt Stone were quoted as saying, “So, Scientology, you may have won this battle, but the million-year war for earth has just begun.”
ep055 TIL that Mexican revolutionary leader and general Pancho Villa played himself in multiple Hollywood movies during the 1910s. He also married numerous women without ending prior marriages.
KvP9 TIL: that Seattle Mariners is owned by Nintendo (yes that nintendo) and has an app on the 3DS where you can order food at the stadium
VB9xQ TIL - About the RMS Tayleur a White Star line ship that sank in 1854 on its maiden voyage to Australia with a loss of life between 290 to 380 of the 680 abroad.
Wk9AL TIL when Stanley Kubrick asked Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters to use elements of the Atom Heart Mother suite, Waters refused because Kubrick wanted to cut the piece to fit the film. Later, when Waters asked Kubrick if he could use sounds from 2001: A Space Odyssey, Kubrick duly refused.