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TIL that Super Bowl XXVII was originally going to be in Tempe, Arizona. However, due to state blocking Martin Luther King day from being recognized, the NFL moved the game to the Rose Bowl, in Pasadena, California instead.

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6EXeJ TIL that in the first movie of Jurassic Park, the T Rex malfunctioned and wasn't actually supposed to break into the car. The kids were genuinely terrified and the T Rex broke it's tooth.
eYak TIL that the reason lead levels in children’s blood have dropped 85% in the past thirty years is because of an unknown scientist who fought car companies to end leaded gasoline. He also removed it from paint, suggested its removal from pipes, and campaigned for the removal of lead solder from cans.
od4r TIL Simpsons creator Matt Groening’s father was named Homer, Mother was Marge, and had sisters named Maggie and Lisa. Bonus: His mother’s maiden name was Wiggum.
awr8y TIL for Pingu, all the voices in the original series were done by one man; an Italian clown called Carlo Bonomi. He did the voices without a script and helped developed “Penguinese” – the babbling language in the show. He was influenced by a traditional comedic language called Grammelot.
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