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TIL in Sydney there is an annual duck fashion show

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p6WZ TIL in a review of the film “Groundhog Day”, The Washington Post noted it was a good Bill Murray vehicle, but wrote “It will never be designated a national film treasure by the Library of Congress”. The film was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress in 2006.
Zy14 TIL the YKK on my zipper stands for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikikaisha (which means Yoshida Company Limited). They make 7 billion zippers each year.
jNDxv TIL the Draugr is an undead creature from Scandinavian saga literature and folktale. Living in their graves or royal palaces, often guarding treasure buried with them; they have magical abilities resembling those of living witches and wizards, such as shape-shifting and controlling the weather.
oB7GL TIL Lou Bega was born in Germany from an Italian mother and an Ugandan father and found inspiration from his song "Mambo n°5" while living in Miami where he discovered latin american music.
4Xo5 TIL that during the Bush-era, an estimated 100 detainees died during CIA interrogations, and some were clearly tortured to death.