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TIL When Mountain Dew held an online poll to let fans choose the new for a new flavor, “Hitler did nothing wrong,” “Diabeetus,” and “Gushing Granny” all topped the online rankings.

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e0x5L TIL, on April 9th 2007, a theater filled with parents and their small children who were there to see 'The Last Mimzy' were accidentally shown 'The Hills Have Eyes 2', in which the beginning of the movie features a screaming, bruised, beaten, and bloodied woman delivering a deformed newborn
a86ky TIL that the first vending machine was built in the 1st century AD by Heron of Alexandria, the same man who created the first known steam engine
De5P TIL that when the scene Kevin Smith wrote for “Live free or Die Hard” was initially rejected, Bruce Willis defended the scene by telling one of the higher ups…“Whose your second choice to play John McClane”?
nJ77 TIL that American Sign Language has Reddit-level puns. Make like you’re milking a cow. Do this in a sweeping motion across your face. Past-your-eyes milk.
r1lw TIL a goat once killed his abusive owner in self-defense. The community rallied around the goat and saved its life.