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TIL Will Ferrell made a 100% Spanish movie called Casa de mi Padre

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ANlRx TIL that the Huns had no known written language. Other than the names of famous Huns, only three Hunnic words are known to have been preserved: medos (a mead-like drink), kamos (a barley drink), and strava (a funeral feast).
wLGMJ TIL the Appalachian Trail was originally designed in 1921 by Benton Mackaye as a way to transform what he saw as the rapid decay of American life, and was intended to be a transformative redevelopment project to help allay the dysfunctions of modern society.
vaOr TIL that strawberries are not berries, but bananas are.
wgpW TIL In 1982, after 7 people died after taking cyanide-laced Tylenol, CEO James E. Burke ordered a universal recall, costing $100 million. The incident was found to have been carried out after being manufactured.
EP0P TIL that when Fiat discovered a Google’s street view car was mapping Sodertalje, Sweden, they sent a Fiat to tail it for 30 miles, and have it captured on street view in front of Volkswagen’s headquarters.