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TIL Hans Zimmer scored the Boss Baby

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gel7 TIL that farmers allow the “Tree Goats of Morocco” to climb Argan trees to eat the fruit because their poop (consisting of digested clumps of seeds) is then pressed to create the sought-after Argan oil. Argan oil is commonly found in the popular Ogx Shampoo bottle… effectively making it Shampoop.
DYpP TIL That you can sing just about any Emily Dickinson poem to the tune of the Gilligan’s Island theme song.
v1WOD TIL Former Vice President Alben W. Barkley suddenly collapsed and died from a massive heart attack during his keynote speech at the Washington and Lee University Mock Convention upon uttering: "I would rather be a servant in the House of the Lord than sit in the seats of the mighty." April 30, 1956.
w5OP TIL that Ben Franklin, after conceiving an illegitimate son, advocated sexual affairs with older women, claiming that “it is less sinful to have sex with an older woman than to debauch a virgin.”
0raM TIL The Mayor of Baltimore tried to sabotage production on The Wire as he thought it made the city look bad. Production was postponed as crew members were locked up for minor offences.