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TIL in 2010 Mazda recalled 52000 cars due to spider infestation in the fuel system.

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GYkXG TIL the very first US episode of Gordon Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares featured a restaurant owned by an actual mobster connected to the Bonanno crime family
4WpJ TIL that The Roots were nearly fired from Late Night with Jimmy Fallon for playing “Lyin’ Ass Bitch” as Michele Bachmanns intro song. As a result, all walk on songs now need to be cleared with NBC.
wovM8 TIL Colgate University embraces 13 as its lucky number, rooted in the 1817 founding by 13 men with $13 [$1 each] and 13 prayers, and its address at 13 Oak Drive. The university celebrates its day every Friday the 13th.
0dkJy TIL that 30 of the 32 most watched television broadcasts in US history are Super Bowls. #9 is the final episode of M.A.S.H., which is also the highest rated broadcast ever.
5aJn TIL that Mattel released an action figure of Stinkor, an anthropomorphic skunk supervillain of the He-Man universe, in 1985. Patchouli Oil was added to the molds to recreate the character’s unpleasant superpower. Toy collectors report the action figures continuing to reek after 30 years.