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TIL the McRib is being sold all year round at McDonald’s in Germany, it has been a permanent menu item since 1985.

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51P8 TIL that in English “to feel blue” refers to feeling depressed, while in German “blau sein” (literally: to be blue) means to be drunk, and Russian “голубой” (literally: light blue) means to be homosexual.
Oa9R TIL the song ‘Louie Louie’ was the subject of a 31 month FBI investigation for reports of explicit sexual lyrics. The FBI was 'unable to interpret any of the wording in the record.’ Ironically, the drummer later admitted to yelling 'Fuck’ when he dropped his drumstick at 0:54 during the recording.
awRg9 TIL that Columbia Pictures' contract with the Three Stooges shut the actors out of royalties. Instead, despite headlining in 190 comedy shorts, the Stooges made much of their money doing live shows. When show business slowed down, lead Stooge Moe Howard sold real estate.
RKRw TIL the Golden Gate Bridge isn’t named for its own coloring but rather for the mouth of the San Francisco Bay, which was named so even before the California gold rush.
yVdKe TIL the 1971 Fight Of The Century between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier, was the first time that two undefeated boxers who had both held the world heavyweight championship, fought for the championship.