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TIL of The Simpsons and Philosophy university course.

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kZr1 TIL that Lemmy Kilmister co-wrote Ozzy Osbourne’s hit song “Mama I’m Coming Home,” stating that he made more royalties from that song than in 15 years in Motorhead
xVZWg TIL that the Soviets technically made it to the moon first (landing an unmanned spacecraft in one piece)
gNPy TIL that the species of banana eaten today is different to the species eaten pre 1965. The Gros Michel banana became commercially extinct in 1965 due to fungal disease. Today’s main export banana, the Cavendish, is now under threat from the same disease.
6E6ew TIL that Rambo has been adopted into the folklore of the Kamula people. They believe he will fight to defend Papua New Guinea in the Third World War.
oBo8r TIL that the mother of Dave Navarro (Jane's Addiction/Red Hot Chili Peppers) was murdered in 1983 when he was just 15 years old. in 2015, he released a documentary called Mourning Son, addressing his mother's murder as well as his battle with addiction subsequent to her death.