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TIL the term "ass clown" was coined by, and has become a part of our lexicon, courtesy of the movie Office Space

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a86mJ TIL some planes have an extra engine that isn't used for propulsion, but instead to power other systems in the aircraft
8DkZ TIL wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tubemen, marketed as “Air Rangers” or “Scary Dancers”, are very effective scarecrows when used to protect vineyards and orchards.
Me7wb TIL of 'The Great Impostor', who successfully impersonated a career as a ship's doctor, a civil engineer, a sheriff's deputy, an assistant prison warden, a doctor of applied psychology, a hospital orderly, a lawyer, a child-care expert, amonk, an editor, a cancer researcher, and a teacher
69Yd7 TIL that in 1922, a conductorless orchestra modelled on Marxist ideas formed in the Soviet Union. A committee decided tempos and playing styles. However, they found tempo changes difficult due to not having a leader to guide them, and were disbanded 10 years later by Stalin.
8eEYV TIL lack of sleep causes frequent urination due to increased sodium in the urine, particularly in men, per the National Library of Medicine article.