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TIL One of the Walter Reade Organization's publicity stunts was a $50,000 insurance policy against anyone dying from a heart attack while watching the movie Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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ADOgn TIL that 'meme' the word was coined by Richard Dawkins in his book The Selfish Gene to explain how cultural information spreads. The internet meme is just a subset of the same concept.
4XkLw TIL about Robert Carey, who took a two day horse ride to Scotland against orders on the death of Elizabeth I to inform her heir of the news so he could get himself a good job with him.
DXkY TIL The theme song for Futurama was based off of this 1967 song by Pierre Henry - [Psyché Rock]
gr8E9 TIL about Jamaican Ginger AKA "Jake" which was popular during Prohibition for its high alcohol content. Unfortunately it caused paralysis leading to a distinctive walk called the Jake Walk or the Jake Dance.
oR9lR TIL Some vervet monkeys in the Caribbean, particularly teenagers, exhibit a preference for alcoholic beverages over non-alcoholic ones. On Saint Kitts, these monkeys often raid bars and tourist beaches for alcoholic drinks and become visibly inebriated.