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TIL: Deep Purple were recognized by The Guinness Book of World Records as the “globe’s loudest band” when in a concert at the London Rainbow Theatre their sound reached 117 dB. Three of their audience members were rendered unconscious.

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e0J9g TIL that according to Beninese oral tradition, king Dakodonu asked for land from a local chief called Dan, which he replied "Should I open up my belly and build you a house in it?" Dan was killed on the spot and the new kingdom was named Dahomey, which means "inside of the chief's belly".
4kbWw TIL French cyclist Jean Robic would cheat in the Tour De France downhill sections by having an assistant give him a lead or mercury filled water bottle for the descent. Because of this his nickname was "The Heavy Metal Descender".
LkMlm TIL that in The Lovable family-friendly Disney movie, The Emperor's New Groove, the original name of the emperor was Manco. Which they had to change because in Japan that is a slang word for vagina, thus changing the connotation of exactly which groove they were talking about.
Zp4ea TIL that when Nicolas Cage proposed to Patricia Arquette, she told him to get odd objects to prove his affection. They were J.D. Salinger's autograph, a Bob's Big Boy statue, a black orchid, and a Hill Tribe wedding outfit. Despite the list being intended to be impossible, he found them.
n1eG TIL: Pantone 448 C, the “world’s ugliest color” according to research, is used by many European countries on their tobacco products to dissuade people from smoking.