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TIL famous pirate Sir Francis Drake once brought 200 Muslims to Roanoke after freeing them from slavery.

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x64Gg TIL about Bård "Faust" Eithun, drummer for the black metal band Emperor who served 9 years in prison for murder for luring a gay man into the woods and stabbing him 37 times. Faust went on to win a Norwegian Grammy in 2022.
WMa8 TIL Jackie Chan is a successful, famous singer in Asia. Since 1984, he has released 20 studio albums and numerous singles including “I’ll make a man out of you” for Disney’s Chinese release of Mulan.
NXkxe TIL the Kerguelen Islands, nicknamed the "Desolation Islands," host WWII’s southernmost German war grave. A sailor from the cruiser Atlantis died there in 1940 while painting the ship's funnel.
LR5Z TIL that in order to familiarise the Bhutanese people with the process of elections, the country held a mock election between parties of four differently coloured dragons. The yellow dragon party won.
Rv04 TIL life inside Movile Cave has been separated from the outside world for the past 5.5 MILLION YEARS. The ecosystem is based completely on chemosynthesis rather than photosynthesis.