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TIL there is a real meteor in the movie JAWS.

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gMDK4 TIL that Lego is the worlds largest tire manufacturer by number of units produced per year because of the Lego-tires
W7gbY TIL that the character Pai Mei wasn't created by Quentin Tarantino for the Kill Bill movies; he's a pre-existing figure in Chinese folklore, allegedly based on a real Shaolin elder from the 17th century.
GAooj TIL world's largest functioning musical instrument is the Wanamaker Organ, located in the Macy's department store in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Built-in 1904 for the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair, the organ boasts 28,750 pipes, six manuals, and 464 ranks, making it a truly massive and impress
Y7OZv TIL a sample of rapper Biz Markie's track "A One Two" was used on The Rolling Stones song "Anybody Seen My Baby?" in 1997, making it the only Stones song to use sampling.
0wWb1 TIL 'Acquired tastes' are, in fact, real: we are psychologically conditioned to prefer sensations we have experienced before, even if it wasn't pleasant.