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TIL Keith Moon of The Who actually came up with the name Led Zeppelin

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nok7 TIL that the 164 graduates in the 1915 United States Military Academy Class produced 59 Generals and 1 President, and is called “The class the stars fell on.”
BrPLx TIL that the movie Serpico was filmed in reverse, and Al Pacino had to be shaved as the shooting progressed. Pacino started with long beard and hair. He was shaved to a mustache, and then eventually his hair was cut, and he was clean-shaven for the beginning of the film.
QJLX TIL that because of breeding, corn as we know it today would not survive in the wild. It would become extinct if human agriculture and farms ceased to exist.
YpgMx TIL that 620 million years ago there were only 21.9 hours in a day, and 400 days in a year.
OorJ7 TIL in Cuba, picking up hitchhikers is mandatory for government vehicles, if passenger space is available.