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TIL that the shredded remains of birds that get sucked into jet turbines is called “snarge”.

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W7YX TIL the name Duke Nukem belonged to a Cpt. Planet villian first (see EcoVillians)
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rgPe TIL the DC supervillain Brainiac was not named after the slang term for “an intellectual”. It was the other way around; the term originated with the supervillain’s name.
YYRx TIlL that according to a study by Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women Hospital, men who ejaculated more than 21 times a month were at a 22% lower risk of developing prostate cancer
8e0x8 TIL the actor Sinbad was one of the worst debtors to the state of California in 2009, owing up to $2.5 million in income-tax to the state