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TIL Prince used a picture of Dave Chappelle dressed as Prince for a 2013 album cover

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KOLbJ TIL that the rumbling sound your belly makes when you're gassy is called borborygmus
M7ojA TIL that the famed Rolls Royce Merlin aircraft engine used during WW2 era in the Hurricane, Spitfire and P-51 Mustang fighters is named after the bird of prey (a falcon, formerly known as pigeon hawk in US) and not the magician
EggRW TIL Many civilizations believed that the "tooth worm" existed, a superstition that existed until the 18th century. A cuneiform tablet from the seventh century BCE titled “The Legend of the Worm” tells the tale of the tooth worm, a demon which drinks the blood and eats the roots of the teeth
VArk TIL a man earned 4 million airline miles for free without breaking any laws by using his credit card to purchase free-delivery $1 coins from the U.S. mint.
M75P8 TIL that in the Academy Awards (Oscars) every year, presenters and performers get gift bags. In 2014, the value each gift bag was reported to be as high as $80k.