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TIL a nightmare refers to a literal night mare: a “mare” is a demon which gives you bad dreams.

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l75pA TIL that there is a semi-official conservative sequel/ prequel to the 1969 classic film "Easy Rider" titled "Easy Rider: The Ride Back". It is semi-official because although none of the original cast or crew were involved, the director, Phil Pitzer, legally purchased the Easy Rider ip.
9Vlm TIL: Dinosaurs as we see them in museums, movies and everywhere are “plausible guesses” as to what they looked like. Scientists joke we might be as far off as making elephants look like a giant hamsters.
Olo1 TIL that “Gravity Falls” from Disney and “Rick and Morty” from Adult Swim had a subtle crossover- When Stan accidentaly throws some objects into a portal in the episode “Society of the Blind Eye”, those objects come out of one of Rick’s portals in “Close Rick-counters of the rick-kind”
EgkjX TIL natural gas doesn’t have an odor, the distinctive smell is an additive for safety
x6mW1 TIL that Nokia was first established in 1865 as a ground wood pulp mill, and derives it's name from the nearby Nokianvirta River, which was located next to the company's original factory.