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TIL jumper cables were invented in 1863 by a man named William Jumper. They were originally invented to restart batteries for mechanical devices, and have become an essential tool to have in most vehicles today.

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PVdL TIL John Wayne was in his hotel room, below Frank Sinatra’s, who was having a party. The noise kept Wayne up so he went to his room and yelled at him. A guard came saying, “Nobody talks to Sinatra that way.” Wayne slapped the man and knocked him out by breaking a chair on top of him. The noise ended
neZG TIL the original idea for the episode, Jurassic Bark, was to have Fry’s mother fossilized instead of Seymour, but the idea was deemed to be “too upsetting to the audience”.
PyBL TIL that Sony Pictures went so trigger-happy with their illegitimate “copyright infringement” take-downs over the flop ‘Pixels’ that even the official trailer was taken down.
boeQ TIL that Gladys O'Connor, the crazy tour guide from Billy Madison, just missed out on being on the Titanic and lived to be 108 years old
R5NN7 TIL In 2010, the Colombian army created the pop song "Better Days" with a hidden message for Colombian soldiers held captive by FARC guerrillas. Hidden in the chorus is morse code reading "19 people rescued" "You're next" "Don't lose hope". The song was then played on over 130 radio stations.