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TIL 'Shoulder Angels' date back to a non-canonical story from 150AD.

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oRpOR TIL "La Parada de Tettas" by Vengaboys literally means "the parade of boobs". As a kid ,we used to run around shouting these words in conservative Indian community.
9wPAD TIL In 1088, the Movable type was invented in China by Bi Sheng, not in the 15th century by Johannes Gutenberg.
Z8Oeo TIL while bombing Munich, a B17 got 2 engines knocked out & was denied permission to land in Switzerland. On the flight back to UK the crew jettisoned anything weighty, including their parachutes. They lost another engine but landed in Dover. The plane had 600 Bullet Holes
69Pm TIL U2 has pushed for countries to give 1% to African aid which is paid by tax payer money, of which U2 was exempt under Irish tax laws. When Ireland reformed its laws, U2 moved operations to the Netherlands to pay less in taxes which would support their cause.
VMQQ4 TIL that unpaid moderators were able to successfully sue AOL for $15mil, legally they were considered employees