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TIL flying kicks were invented to knock samurai off of horseback.

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m1ZWo TIL Levi's allegedly wanted to use the Dead Kennedys song "Holiday in Cambodia" for a jeans commercial. Or so former lead singer Jello Biafra claims, the rest of the band claims this was an attempt to discredit them due to owed royalties.
ANOgl TIL the word “Atom” is derived from the Greek word “Atomos” meaning “uncuttable”. It was first proposed by philosopher Democritus about 400 B.C.
d89Ld TIL mobster Al Capone, said the Lindbergh baby kidnapping was "the most outrageous thing I have ever heard of." He offered $10,000 of his own money for information leading to the return of the child.