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TIL that Metallica performed in Antarctica just to break a record and be the first musical act to perform on all 7 continents.

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Ke8w TIL in Japan the Pile of Poo emoji (?) means “good luck”
v1PN4 TIL that Great Britain is one of only a few states that have an uncodified (unwritten) constitution. It consists not of a single document, but of a number of treaties, diverse laws, practices and conventions that have evolved over a long period of time.
v1Gxr TIL about a man called Chen Si. Known as the 'Angel of Nanjing', he has prevented over 300 people from jumping off a bridge to their deaths. Each day, he travels 25km to this bridge to save the lives of these people.
R5M8l TIL West Virginia has a landlocked lighthouse
JMjk TIL that during the Vietnam War, medics began using super glue to seal battle wounds in troops headed for surgery. It was apparently so effective at sutchering the wounds, that it has been credited with saving numerous lives.