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TIL that the duffel bag gets its name from duffel cloth, a heavy woolen fabric which originated in the Belgian town of Duffel.

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90lp TIL that 1989’s “Batman” soundtrack album was mainly composed by Prince, and is considered to be his 11th studio album, but since Prince had to agree to sign the publishing rights over to Warner Bros, none of the high-charting “Batman” songs appear on future hits compilations.
97Zp TIL: Frank Sinatra hated Rock and Roll “the most brutal, ugly, desperate vicious form of expression it has been my misfortune to hear.”
GYQrg TIL that when King James I of England had trouble fattening up his horses, court jester Archibald Armstrong suggested that His Majesty make the horses bishops and they would fatten in no time.
nW97r TIL that actresses Kate and Rooney Mara are related to NFL families. Their mother is a part of the family that owns the Pittsburgh Steelers (the Rooneys), while their father is a part of the family that owns the New York Giants (the Maras).
b9EDZ TIL the United States has no Official Language