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TIL Central Park’s rivers and streams are entirely artificial and can be turned on and off.

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8aDAZ TIL The Led Zeppelin song “Dazed and Confused” is originally written by Jake Holmes. Led Zeppelin recorded it in 1969, but didn't credit Holmes. In the 1980’s Holmes approached the band about song writing credit but was ignored. The band didn't respond until 2010 when Holmes filed a lawsuit.
X00LQ Today I learned that the Samurai were not only trained how to kill, but how to do it aesthetically. Considering killing to be an artform of the highest aesthetics needed for Self Perfection.
XXoE TIL: In 1979 a 16 year old girl sniped kids from her window with a .22 caliber rifle given to her for christimas just to liven up her monday.
npX9 TIL that during the first few minutes of The Hunt for Red October the film switches from Russian to English. The switch occurs on the word “Armageddon”, which is the same in both languages.
nNwG TIL Israel’s nuclear policy is NOT to “nuke the entire world” in the event it’s attacked. Israel’s policy is to not even comment on whether or not they have nuclear weapons, let alone what they would do with them if attacked.