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TIL Daft Punk were admitted into the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres and were individually awarded the rank of Chevalier, or knight.

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P15Gg TIL Tina Turner’s Nutbush City Limits is so popular in Australia that it is referred to as an unofficial national anthem. Children learn the line dance at school, it’s a wedding playlist + wedding dance non-negotiable and thousands dance the line dance at Outback music festivals.
rKyM TIL the “12 days of Christmas” refer to the period STARTING on Christmas, not the days leading up to it.
ae4o TIL that Ohio has voted for the winning president in over 92% of the elections the state has voted in.
5Vnar TIL that 'Penny dreadful', which started in Britain in the 1830's, were the first 'Pop Culture' product. The serial stories, mass produced for new, young readers, sold up to a million copies per week. Each chapter had 8-16 pages and cost a penny. Sensational topics included crime, the supernatural.
YeAG TIL a whistled language, 100’s of years old, is spoken by inhabitants of La Gomera in the Canary Islands used communicate in ravines and valleys up to 5 kilometers away.