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TIL Survivor’s “Eye Of The Tiger” was written at the request of actor Sylvester Stallone, who was unable to get permission for Queen’s “Another One Bites the Dust”.

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gM78A TIL the real meaning behind the "Married with Children" theme song. Frank Sinatra's Love and Marriage is actually about pre-marital sex. You can tell by the lyrics not featured on the show...As Pop was told by mother, you cant have one, you can't have none, you you cant have one without the other
neOkB TIL during the Great Depression Clifton’s Cafeteria eateries boasted the slogan “Dine free unless delighted.” In the original restaurant’s first three months of business, ten thousand customers took him up on the offer. Enough customers paid their bills to make them a success.
oBNvr TIL That the New Zealand badminton team were called the "Black Cocks" however The International Badminton Federation (IBF) found the name hard to swallow and made them change it.
4XQON TIL of 67 yr-old 4'10" 100 lb Lorenza Marrujo, aka “Lady Ninja” who has a black belt in jiujitsu. When she saw a 5'9" 170 lb man attacking her friend, Lorenza bent his fingers back, hit him twice with her elbow in his sternum, and pinned him to the floor with knees on neck & chest till help arrived.
wLlkW TIL large schools of fish can accidentally trap themselves in a small area with no way out while attempting to evade predators. If there are too many in a small or enclosed area they can deplete the water of oxygen and they will asphyxiate by the thousands.