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TIL that Beck wrote and composed the music played by the fictional band Sex Bob-omb in the movie “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”

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7PZL TIL Kung Fu expert in China beat up mob of 50 people trying to evict him.
4XGxR TIL about Pan-Pan, an alternative distress signal to Mayday. It is used when the situation is urgent, but does not pose an imminent risk to life. Using Pan-Pan informs potential rescuers that there is a problem, but rescue isn't immediately required.
08mA TIL that smallpox is the first and only disease that has ever been eradicated. Smallpox now only exists in high security labs in Russia and the US. Vaccinations played a major role in achieving this eradication.
wo76 TIL many American vodkas really are the same. They’re produced by a handful of commodity giants and sold to brands for dilution, filtering, and packaging. One distillery fills 3 separate brand partner bottles with the same potato vodka.
NXwkN TIL the earliest source that stated December 25 as Christmas Day was based on the assumption that the conception of Jesus Christ took place at the Spring Equinox, or March 25, so his birth had to take place nine months after, on December 25.