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TIL Jim Varney appeared in-character as Ernest P. Worrell entertaining the press corps at the White House

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rRZvo TIL the Digeridoo was named by the British based on what it sounded like, and was not originally called the Digeridoo. It was used by aboriginals in Australia when it was discovered, and there are lots of aboriginal names for the instrument, such as Yidaki.
dDL6E TIL John Carpenter’s Halloween (1978) was made on a $300,000 budget and grossed $70 million worldwide, making it one of the most profitable independent films ever made.
awgJ0 TIL between 1970 and 1973, four Israeli fighter pilots translated The Hobbit from English to Hebrew to pass the time in an Egyptian prison, where they were held as POWs. The pilots' translation was published commercially in 1977, and up until 2012 was considered the best Hebrew version of the book.
ADDOo TIL that Sweet Tarts are just compressed Pixy Stix powder and pouring Pixy Stix into your water like Kool-Aid isn’t that strange. AND Fun-Dip is just Pixy Stix with a candy dip stick. Shouldn’t be this surprised. Just never really thought it but Wanka is a lot like Taco Bell.
D1vbD TIL helmets weren't required in the NHL until 1979.