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TIL there were plans for a TV series based on the Plain White T's hit song "Hey There, Delilah".

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1awK8 TIL that after her Super Bowl performance, Katy Perry’s lawyers tried (unsuccessfully) to copyright and trademark ‘Left Shark’
eDM4 TIL the term “jaywalking” was coined by the auto industry in the 1920s in an effort to “redefine streets as places where pedestrians do not belong”
8anJ8 TIL the name ‘Britain’ comes from the Celtic word 'Pretani,' meaning the ‘painted’ or the ‘tattooed’ ones
bXmj TIL in Hungary you’re legally allowed to name your child from a pre-approved list of names. If you want to name them something else you need to submit an application.
g8mL TIL Andy Kaufman would punish heckling audiences by reading from The Great Gatsby. At one point, he would “give in” and play a record instead, which turned out to be a recording of himself reading from where he left off.