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TIL Spongebob Squarepants is credited for creating wider awareness of Leif Erikson Day outside the Norwegian-American community

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6K6w TIL… that on Saturn and Jupiter it literally rains diamonds
woOlo TIL the centrepiece sequence of "Singin' in the Rain" was culled from a similar sequence (sans-dancing) in Buster Keaton's "The Cameraman".
66EJ TIL of a parachute system for small planes that has thus far saved 90 lives
e0105 TIL there is a musical genre called Bardcore, which contains medieval-inspired covers of pop/rock songs. Some covers are instrumental, while others contain altered versions of original lyrics to make them sound "more authentically medieval". Enjoy!
PYkV TIL That the hospital explosion scene from The Dark Knight was improvised by Heath Ledger after the explosions failed to detonate.