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TIL that, because of microfauna that are technically crustaceans, the tap water in NYC - while safe to drink - isn't kosher.

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vo9B TIL ‘This Land is Your Land’ by Woody Guthrie was written as a counter to 'God Bless America’. There was even socialist style verse that has been removed from the modern version
oBrgW TIL during the 2009 MTV Movie Awards, Sacha Baron Cohen, who wore a jockstrap and wings as Bruno, crash-landed on Eminem's lap, buttocks aloft. Eminem, who left the ceremony in disgust, returned to his hotel room and laughed for 3 hours. He later revealed that it was mutually staged.
7rOrL TIL that even though the melody of "Happy Birthday to You" was created in 1893, and none of the early printed appearances of the melody and lyrics stated a copyright notice, Warner/Chappell Music managed to keep the song out of the public domain until a court ruling in 2016.
5xor TIL that Hitler’s plan for Moscow was to kill all residents and replace it with a lake
d8K1r TIL that during the filming of Rocky IV Sylvester Stallone was hit so hard by Dolph Lundgren, he spent 8 days within intensive care. The injuries he sustained are usually caused by steering wheel trauma to the chest in car accidents. Stallone said "in a sense I was hit by a 'streetcar named drago'"