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TIL Sex Pistols were supposed to play Saturday Night Live when they came to America but Sid Vicious's visa problems delayed them too much. Malcolm McLaren recommended Elvis Costello to sub in and on the show Elvis's drummer wears a shirt saying "Thanks Malc"

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YwDx TIL that one developer of the smash arcade hit NBA JAM deliberately coded the game in a way that if you were playing as the Bulls against his Pistons, your shooting percentage would be completely awry, especially near the end of a close game.
4ka5b TIL a 1986 Cleveland charity event released 1.5 million balloons, causing car accidents, airport closures, and hindering a Coast Guard search that ended with two drownings.
rNNm4 TIL hummingbird feeders need daily cleaning in hot weather bc nectar spoils in heat & sickens the birds. Several ways to protect their food from overheating include: place feeders in shade, freeze nectar into small cubes & fill feeders with them to delay heating, wrap in foil, use glass feeders.
wPV6 TIL the company that makes coral snake antivenom in the USA decided it was unprofitable and stopped producing it in 2003. The USA’s stock of coral snake antivenom expired in 2008 but the FDA has extended the date ever since to keep what is left available to the public.
Ag7l TIL that “Fugu”, the Japanese delicacy made from the blowfish, is 200 times more poisonous than cyanide, chefs require a license to cut and serve Fugu, and there have been 23 reported fatalities in Japan since 2000 from eating poorly cut Fugu.