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TIL Bill Murray said of Kung Fu Hustle: “there should have been a day of mourning for American comedy the day that movie came out,” because it was the “supreme achievement” of modern comedy.

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J18e4 TIL at least 25,000 workers died during construction of the Panama Canal between 1881-1914. Construction was started by France and finished by the USA . The deaths are attributed to a combination of disease and injuries resulting from construction and environmental disruption.
l7J7 TIL that a 1944 opinion poll in the US found that 13% of the public were in favor of “killing off” all Japanese: men, women, and children.
wLE0M TIL a graffiti artist took Facebook stock in lieu of cash for work done at their first headquarters. When FB went public his shares were worth $200 million.
OoY1R TIL a brand name becoming 'genericized' can lead to the creator losing copyright. For this reason, companies desperately try to avoid their product names becoming the generic term for an item like Band-Aid or Photoshopped.
lKbK TIL Lark Voorhies (Lisa Turtle from Saved by the Bell) wrote a book rife with grammatical errors and insane ramblings called “True Light”. The first paragraph alone has over 70 commas.