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TIL Weezer’s first gig was opening for Keanu Reeves’s band, Dogstar

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5PQ TIL the clapperboard you see at the beginning of movie takes is to synchronize the audio and video tracks, because the sound is easy to identify on audio tracks.
dVgd TIL 500,000 American SMS’s were intercepted on 9/11, indicating massive surveillance started well before the attacks
DQO6r TIL in 2006, the football team now known as the Washington Commanders repurposed old bags of peanuts originally supplied to a defunct airline and sold them to attendees of their games. These bags of peanuts were at least 9 months old (they had a recommended shelf life of 3 months).
PeRL TIL that 80% of the lyrics for Nirvana’s debut album were written the night before recording
RQw TIL that mints are not only given at the end of a meal in restaurants to help freshen your breath, but herbs like peppermint help settle nausea and upset stomach (i.e. from overeating).