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TIL Mattel once tried to sue Aqua over their song “Barbie Girl”. The judge literally told them to “chill”.

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Wk494 TIL the Great Sphinx of Giza is so old, that when the first archeologic expedition came to restore it, it had to actually excavate it first, as it was covered up to its ears in sand and dust. Oh and no - that expedition didn’t take place in the 19th century. It took place 3400 years ago.
91jr TIL that when Robert Picardo auditioned for the role of the Doctor (sophisticated medical software in hologram form) on ‘Star Trek: Voyager’, he ad libbed “I’m a doctor, not a nightlight” not knowing that it was similar to the lines Dr. Leonard McCoy often said. Picardo got the job.
dGgB TIL Italian footballer Mario Balotelli was asked by a reporter why he refused to celebrate his goals. He responded: “Because I’m only doing my job. When a postman delivers letters, does he celebrate?”
d1D7 TIL Asimov’s law states: “The best way to get the right answer on the Internet is not to ask a question, it’s to post the wrong answer.”
oyn7 TIL a man in Taiwan was mauled by a lion after he jumped into their enclosure with a bible in an attempt to convert them to Christianity.