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TIL the welsh word for microwave is popty ping

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KYwOQ TIL there’s a 7-story rock in a desert near Joshua Tree in California that 1) is maybe the largest freestanding boulder in the world, 2) once had a 24ft by 36ft apartment dug underneath it, and 3) hosted 20 years of Flying Saucer Conventions starting in the 1950s
Z8lJv TIL That the kids show yo gabba gabba had a number of famous bands appear on the show, such as The Killers, Weezer, and My Chemical Romance
WrLY TIL that the beer Colt 45 was named in honor of Baltimore Colts’ running back Jerry Hill (who wore #45) and NOT the handgun.
neeN7 TIL Stalin ordered the assassination of John Wayne. Stalin was angered by John Wayne’s anti-communist rhetoric and ordered the KGB to kill him. John Wayne learned of the plot from from Orson Wells and the FBI. Wayne worked with some stuntmen friends and foiled several attempts on his life.
x60W7 TIL that in 1998, NATO translated Dr. Seuss’ “Sneetches and Other Stories” into Serbo-Croatian and planned to distribute 500,000 copies in Bosnia to teach children about tolerance. The plans were later scaled back because they did not meet NATO standards.