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TIL that the 1974 hit song "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas was initially recorded as a nonsense b side to another song "I Want To Give You My Everything"until the label stepped in and made it the A Side

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9W87 TIL that in 1994 Penn and Teller created a videogame called “Desert Bus” where you do nothing but drive from Tucson, AZ to Las Vegas, NV in real time at 45mph with zero obstacles. It’s said to be one of the worst video games of all time.
Oo844 TIL that Thai people type "555" to mean "LOL" because 5 sounds like "ha" in Thai
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dBDK TIL that Norway is considering moving it’s border 40 meters to give Finland a mountain as its 100th birthday present, the peak would also become Finland’s highest point.
06Kj TIL in 1998 the remains of six children and four adults were discovered hidden below the former home of Benjamin Franklin. According to The Times most of the bones appeared sawed or cut, and one skull had many holes drilled in it.