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TIL The pilot episode for Friends (known at the time as Friends Like Us) used REM's Shiny Happy People as its theme song.

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neGx9 TIL that after the 2015 terror attacks in Paris, the German football team was advised not to leave the stadium they were playing in due to threats on their hotel, so they slept in the stadium on mattresses. The French team they had just played against stayed the night with them, out of solidarity.
newnP TIL Octaviano Larrazolo of New Mexico became the first Hispanic elected to the U.S. Senate.As a politician,he pushed to boost Hispanic representation so that the political system would reflect the state's population.During this time he also helped write the Constitution for the state of New Mexico.
5V7Mp TIL - the Kamasutra English translation only talks about sex and the male perspective. but it's a philosophical book about relationships and love. only 20% of the book is about sex. it was selectively translated to suit "filthy paganism" narrative of the British.
WAPL TIL The world’s shortest commercial flight is just 47 seconds long, with a distance of only 1.7 miles. The water is too rocky for boats to pass through.
yKea TIL Wyclef Jean sat through 2 Girls 1 Cup without looking away or showing any apparent reaction, all while eating corn on the cob