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TIL In Sweden, starting with The Producers, the titles of most Mel Brook’s movies begin with “Springtime For”

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grEpy TIL that since 2016, Shanghai elderly residents may sue their children or other family members if they don't regularly visit, and can get them blacklisted in the social credit system if they don't comply
d8jRd TIL that an AI composed it’s own song called Blue Jeans and Bloody Tears by being “fed hundreds of Eurovision songs into a neuron network”.
e0dgk TIL that the reason why 420 is associated with weed is because of some high schoolers in the 1970s. 4:20 pm was the perfect time to goof around and smoke weed. It’s right after school and before parents got home. It just ended up being code for smoking weed.
4XXMa TIL many shoe stores used to have unshielded x-ray devices, used to measure kids’ shoe fit
nenjr TIL when shooting the cover for Pink Floyd's "Animals", the giant inflatable pig that was used for it broke loose from its moorings. It flew over Heathrow, and pilots spotted it flying 30,000 feet in the air, resulting in cancelled flights. It eventually landed at a farm in Kent, scaring some cows.