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Zp5VR TIL that older termites are used as suicide bombers.
BxNd TIL The Navy contacted the Village People to use “In the Navy” in an advertising campaign for television and radio. They gave the rights to the song for free on the condition that the Navy help them shoot the music video. The Navy provided them with a warship, several aircraft, and plenty of seamen
eGGL TIL the Goldman family was given legal ownership of OJ Simpson’s cancelled book “If I Did It.” They republished with a new cover hiding the word “If” so the title appeared to be “I Did It.”
epAJb TIL about Gen'yōsha (Black Ocean Society), a secret Japanese society active in the Empire of Japan founded by many ex-samurai to fight the newly formed Meiji government.
KD9J TIL that, though originally from Sweden, Ikea has technically been a Dutch company since 1982. Ikea does this to pay the as few taxes as possible.