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TIL of Roberto Gómez Bolaños, the inspiration for the Simpsons Bumblebee Man, is so popular that reruns of his show ' El Chavo del Ocho' from the 1970s-80s still get an average of 91 million daily viewers around the globe.

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vPY4j TIL developing a drug to treating parasitic infections in cattle, the developers, Merck, noticed it prevents human "River Blindness" that can leave entire villages blind. Seeing its importance, Merck's executives decided to distribute the expensive drug for free until the disease was eradicated
5YDrD TIL The Macarena is a song about a woman cheating on her boyfriend with his two friends while he's being drafted into the military.
gMp88 TIL of a baseball player who took out his false teeth to look more intimidating during games. During one game he put them in his hip pocket, and managed to bite himself on the ass when he slid into second base
Z8b1a TIL about the danish Long Egg a process of cooking two parts of egg separately and then reassembling them into a tube shape of hard boiled egg.
Oowj1 TIL that Mahatama Gandhi modeled his Dandi march from Boston tea party. He always quoted about American struggle for independence in his speeches. He even flavored his tea with salt, while signing Gandhi Irwin Pact to commemorate the influence of Boston Tea Party in his satyagraha.