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TIL the Top Gun producers originally slated Toto to perform “Danger Zone”, but they couldn’t due to legal conflicts. Bryan Adams refused because he felt the movie glorified war. REO Speedwagon wouldn’t unless they could write other songs for the soundtrack. Finally they settled on Kenny Loggins.

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16Wn7 TIL that there is one boat for every 2.8 homes in Minnesota, and that Minnesota has 7% of all boats in the registered in the USA
8WA4 TIL that rats who were trained to press a lever for food stopped pressing the lever once they saw that it also caused another rat to receive an electric shock
7rxmb TIL the idea for the ATM cash machine came about when its inventor, John Shepherd-Barron, took a bath after his bank branch had closed for the day and was inspired by chocolate bar vending machines
0wV0p TIL the oldest known bird in the world was a sulphur-crested cockatoo called Cocky Bennett, who lived to 120. He could even recall phrases such as "one feather more and I'll fly" and "one at a time, gentlemen, please".
Wk0x8 TIL of the Norwegian Political Party called "The Political Party", established by two Norwegian Comedians. It was a satirical, but nevertheless real party, with slogans like; "Johan Golden — Your slave in parliament". The party got 1% of all votes in the general election of 2001.