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TIL that Madonna did a cover of Pantera's "A New Level" for Dimebag

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NXLw1 TIL: Southern Californians are known for saying "the" before a freeway number. I found this out because ChatGPT guessed where I'm from based on how I talk. Wow.
8e9LZ TIL Russia and Pluto have almost the same area. Pluto has 17.7 million square kilometers while Russia has 17.3 million square kilometers.
jj1E TIL there was one Aboriginal Australian who served as a fighter pilot in WWII
LEOm TIL: a study showed that Harry Potter fans “tend be more open to diversity; politically tolerant; less authoritarian; less likely to support the use of deadly force or torture; more politically active; and are more likely to have a negative view of the Bush administration.”
xVk5 TIL that in 1994 a stimulant was synthesised that can keep you awake for 48hrs at a time, without the need for catchup sleep and minimal side effects. It is only prescribed for narcolepsy but it has been suggested that it is used in the military to keep soldiers awake.