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TIL the name of Africa comes from an ancient name of Tunisia, which was a province of the Roman Empire

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D1x1J TIL that in 1973 the Who’s drummer Keith Moon passed out mid-show. The band continued without him for several songs before Townshend asked, "Can anyone play the drums? – I mean somebody good?" 19 year old Scot Halpin, who had bought scalped tickets came up and played the rest of the show.
mVlE TIL that the total casualties of the USA, Britain and France during WW2 put together, are roughly equal to the casualties of the Soviets in the decisive battle of Leningrad only. In total, Soviet casualties are 26 times that!
QpOp TIL In the original ‘Good Will Hunting’ script, there is a surprise gay sex scene between the two straight leads. It was purposely put there as a test to see if studios actually read the script. Harvey Weinstein was the only producer who mentioned the scene, so his studio got the movie.
Egk0X TIL that Dr. Benjamin Spock, a pediatrician, wrote the best-selling book of the 20th century, "Baby and Child Care," in 1946. His advice to parents to show affection and see their children as individuals changed how parents raised their kids.
rNV8w TIL porn movie Debbie Does Dallas (1978) is in the United States public domain because copyright notices were absent in the distribued copies