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TIL When the founders of Google went to Burning Man in 1998, they incorporated a stick figure into the Google logo before they left. This was the first Google Doodle.

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wLE8J TIL that the mostly-improvised film "Waiting For Guffman" took only 29 days to shoot but over 18 months to edit. The long editing process was due to the fact that over 90 hours of footage was filmed, which needed to be whittled down to 86 minutes.
M7QNb TIL that "Los Gatos," California ("The Cats") is named for the large numbers of mountain lions and bobcats in the area. There are still large numbers of lions in the area today.
KYXVw TIL there are 6000 different species of lady bug
LWxZ TIL that Eddie Van Halen’s payment for his solo on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” was two six packs of beer.
gGQX TIL The Vikings put a lot of effort into grooming (especially hair and beards), wore eyeliner, were considered vain, and were absolute hits with the ladies. Their combs and other accessories were sought after because of their quality.