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TIL that Mike Myers has been trying to get a live-action Pepé Le Pew film made, with him voicing the titular Parisian skunk.

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0lDL TIL 12 years old, Johnny Cash saw his own brother mortally wounded by a mill saw. He died a week later.
BrvAr TIL about Black Day, the anti-Valentine's Day, where S. Korean singles dress in black and gather together to eat dark colored food. Jajangmyeon, a savory black bean sauce over noodles, is the preferred dish for those resenting Valentine's to commiserate over.
awQ4N TIL "Orange" as a color was named after the fruit. Before oranges were discovered, "geoluread" (yellowred) was the English word used to describe it.
xmAo TIL Kanye West once ordered a curry to be delivered from London, UK to NYC, at a price of $3900
e0JxD TIL that the mousetrap is the "most frequently invented device in American history". The American Patent and Trademark Office has issued a total 4400 mousetrap patents, and 400 applications are still made yearly. Only 20 of these inventions have been commercially successful.