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TIL: Shrek was a book (1990) before it was a movie (2001)

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gMYrD TIL that some especially poignant scenes in Greek tragedy were written in "catalectic trochaic tetrameter." It's the same rhythm as the song "Oh My Darling, Clementine."
eplj6 TIL that Slovakia also invaded Poland on Sept. 1, 1939, the same day as Nazi Germany.
m1rMP TIL that Keith Moon (The Who) died 1978 in the same flat Cass Elliot passed away in 4 years prior. He rented it from singer Harry Nilsson who was initially hesitant because he believed it was cursed. But Pete Townshend reassured him: "Lightning won't strike the same place twice."
QJD9e TIL the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC was opened by a signal relayed through the Viking I Mars Lander to a remote pair of scissors to cut the ribbon.
woOA7 TIL the US wastes an estimated 1.3% of GDP by throwing away 40% of all food