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TIL the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in 1975, and the song was recorded one month later

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YmBv TIL In the novel Fight Club, Marla’s line after having sex with Tyler is “I want to have your abortion.” A producer deemed this too offensive, so David Fincher changed it to “I haven’t been fucked like that since grade school,” for the film.
mRrP TIL Radio Shack sued Auto Shack forcing them to change their name to AutoZone. 20 years later, AutoZone sued Radio Shack for using “POWERZONE” in their stores.
KOlYB TIL that in Marvel comics, The Beatles are actually a group of rogue skrulls who came to Earth to invade it but decided that the money and power was better.
6lDm TIL a 10-year-old saved his great-grandmother’s life in a speeding vehicle after she fell unconscious while driving. As they veered into oncoming traffic, the boy grabbed the wheel and guided the car to a halt in a mud filled ditch. Hailed as a hero, he credited his skills to playing Mario Kart.
JYWbQ TIL the show Chuck referenced the Mandela Effect several months before Fiona Broome coined the phrase (time stamp 0:40)