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TIL that Sting and Stewart Copeland physically came to blows during the recording of Every Breath You Take

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4X7E5 TIL there is a species of fossil sea turtle named after author Terry Pratchett. He wrote a series of fantasy books about a world carried on the back of a giant turtle.
x68B TIL Joseph Kittinger’s hand swelled to twice its normal size after there was a malfunction of the pressurization in his right glove during his freefall from 102,800 feet
JYeJm TIL The American Smarties candy received their namesake “Smarties” because the creator wanted to encourage people to pursue an education.
m1j0Y TIL General Mills founded Olive Garden and once owned toy brand Parker Brothers and clothing brands Eddie Bauer and Talbots
KOXj6 TIL the odds that we’re the only advanced species in the galaxy are one in 60 billion.