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TIL the name of the genre "Buttrock" originated from a nationwide campaign of rock stations saying they played "Nothing but rock."

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X7NE TIL the budget for nuclear weapons is not included in the Department of Defense spending. It falls under the Department of Energy.
wVk7 TIL Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl crossed the Pacific in 1947 in a self-built raft to prove ancient people could have made contact between the continents
dDlB9 TIL Marvel’s ‘Blade’ was their first successful film, proving comic book movies could do business and paving the way for future adaptations like X-Men and Spider-Man.
nW9PP TIL that The Last of Us Part II is very accessible to blind players.
R7Am6 TIL that due to their high fat and low water content, pistachios can self-heat and spontaneously combust if stored inproperly