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TIL In 2002, after performing a full live set, Dream Theater did an encore cover of Metallica's "Master of Puppets." No, not the song. The entire album.

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ned8W TIL in 2002 three geriatric Catholic nuns broke into a US nuclear missile launch facility, vandalized it with hammers, and drew crosses on the silo with their own blood.
nW7bo TIL Earth's Magnetic N Pole is moving 60 km Annually, Faster than it has in a Long Time. It used to move about 15 km annually, but it has now moved out of Canada and is headed towards Russia. A pole reversal (N turns into S, and vice versa) is possible, but unlikely at this time.
jeja TIL at 90 years old Jeanne Calment sold her apartment and the buyer agreed to pay her a monthly sum of 2,500 francs until she died - she lived to 122!
l7NxG TIL not only does Nolan Ryan hold the record for most no-hitters thrown in Major League Baseball (7), he's also tied for the record for most one-hit games thrown by a pitcher with 12.
wL4J1 Today I learned that the 1°C increase in average temperature is equivalent to heat energy of 1 million nuclear warheads in the atmosphere.