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TIL the music video for Linkin Park's first single "One Step Closer" was directed by a porn director

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LkVZ TIL That Blue’s Clues was so successful that, within eighteen months of its premiere, “virtually 100% of preschoolers’ parents knew about Blue’s Clues”, an awareness comparable to “top-tier” shows like the 30-year-old Sesame Street.
Bo7D TIL Carrots (which used to be of purple or white stock) were originally bred to be orange to show support for the Dutch Orange-Nassau dynasty. The seafaring dutch then spread their breed of carrot the world over.
woOX6 TIL of the "Festival of the Steel Phallus" is an annual Japanese festival with a phallus as the central theme of the event and is reflected in illustrations, candy, carved vegetables, decorations, and a parade.
NXBBM TIL that prior to the Battle of Dunbar between Scotland and English parliamentrians, the Scottish army purged the army of all men considered sinful. This lost the Scottish army many experienced officers and may have led to their defeat.
vVN7 TIL there is a site where you can combine LEGO sets to find out what else you can build