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TIL that Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul) wrote Chris Farley’s sketch “In a Van Down by the River”

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6EMZW TIL that the hit song Children by Robert Miles was composed to calm rave parties at the end of the night and reduce car accidents on the way back home
j6JNv Today I learned about moondog, an early adopter of musical minimalism.
Ypmev TIL of the 761st Tank battalion. Made up of almost completely African-American tankers, it was considered one of the best tank units of the war and held 1 Medal of Honor winner, 11 Silver Stars and 300 Purple Hearts.