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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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yVvP8 TIL of HAVOC: High Altitude Venus Operational Concept - which would include artificial floating islands on Venus at an altitude that provides better living conditions than the surface of Mars or Titan
PDGg TIL a style of pizza exists in America in which the toppings, including sauce and cheese, are put on the dough after it comes out of the oven.
rRE4y TIL that gender reveal parties only became popular after a 2008 blog post, and the blogger now regrets popularizing the idea
npbb TIL that former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was deliberately poisoned, which became apparent as his complexion seemed to age decades over the course of months.
OGXBe TIL of the 4 students who passed their final exams in Einstein's department, he got the lowest mark & was the only one who wasn't offered a job as an assistant teacher at their alma mater. After graduation, he struggled to find teaching work for 2 years. So a friend got him a job as a patent clerk.