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TIL that the AC/DC song "Whole Lotta Rosie" was written about an obese Tasmanian woman, with whom the frontman had a one-night stand with. Rosie’s identity remain unknown until 2021, when she was identified as Rosie Garcia, who died in 1979. This year, a photo of her was released for the first time.

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m151M TIL that 200 nations signed The Outer Space Treaty in agreement that any space exploration should be mindful of planetary protection so as not to contaminate potential life on other worlds with Earthly microbes
BWeD TIL that Eric Clapton said about Jimi Hendrix, “Pete Townshend and I went to see him play. I thought that was it, the game was up for all of us, we may as well pack it in.”
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