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TIL a roller skating rink DJ named Chris Thrash bought a set of Showbiz Pizza's animatronic band called the Rock-afire Explosion, which had been popular in the 80s, and had new songs programmed and recorded for it and put on YouTube. He then opened up a Showbiz Pizza Zone restaurant with it in 2008.

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DQYNV TIL In 1930 the gangster Legs Diamond went to Europe. The American government warned Europe so Diamond was immediately arrested in Belgium and then deported to Germany where he was immediately arrested and deported back to the USA. Diamond was arrested in Philadelphia and banned from the city.
NX7kE TIL After playing the role of Dr. Rajesh Koothrappali in the well-loved sitcom “The Big Bang Theory” for 12 years, actor Kunal Nayyar has received an honorary doctorate degree in humane letters at the University of Portland.
j6yBM TIL that in 2017, a truck carrying 7,500 pounds of slime eels overturned on Oregon's Highway 101, causing a massive slime spill, a multiple-car pile-up, and traffic.
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VBQkQ TIL: The Romans had curse tablets, which were used to ask gods, spirits, or the deceased to curse a person or object. They were placed in graves, pools, wells, temples, or in homes of their target. There are also erotic curses, which were used by both men and women.