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TIL that “Teen Spirit” was a real deodorant - one of Kurt Cobain’s friends spray painted “Kurt Smells Like Teen Spirit” on his wall because Kurt’s then-girlfriend wore Teen Spirit, which led to the title of the 1991 Nirvana hit song.

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mxOmE TIL of Arthur Chu, a Jeopardy! contestant who won 11 games by picking a new category after every correct answer to throw off his opponents
VMMrG TIL Hollywood briefly experimented with an interactive movie format akin to "Choose Your Own Adventure" books. Back to the Future co-writer Bob Gale wrote a film and directed a film called "Mr. Payback" in which audience members were able to choose what happened next. The results were disastrous.
xmyD TIL That the head of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy is called the First Sea Lord.
KYQZR TIL the recently deposed leader of Niger is named Mohamed Bazoum!
kOwpe TIL that there is a font called Sans Forgetica which helps the reader remember the text they read due to the difficulty in reading it, making the brain remember it as it used up more resources.