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TIL the Mortal Kombat character Shang Tsung was based on the Chinese Sorcerer Lo Pan from Big Trouble in Little China

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wLPg8 TIL that in 2001, the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) distributed fake $3 bills to be dropped in Salvation Army buckets in protest of their policy against benefits for LGBT couples. Hundreds were received in Seattle.
ADBy4 TIL Todd Rundgren did the music for Dumb and Dumber, one of the very few feature films that he did the score for.
kOkre TIL most successful startup companies aren't started by people in their 20s. The average age of founders who started a high-growth company is 45.
KYD7J TIL in 1997, rock band Cheap Trick re-recorded their second LP "In Color," with Steve Albini (of Nirvana's "In Utero" and Big Black fame) producing, seeking a heavier and rawer style. It was never released.
MG8B TIL Uday Hussein, Saddam’s son, murdered his father’s personal valet and food taster with an electric carving knife in front of dinner guests at Suzanne Mubarak’s birthday party for introducing his father to his second wife.