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7r1VP TIL about the reason of 'Florida Man'
8eAoK TIL that in 1972 Jimmy Page and Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin traveled to India and recorded several Zeppelin songs with Hindustani classical musicians, featuring tablas, tambura, flute, and strings.
WOOL TIL a boy was scalped by a Sioux chief, Little Turtle, and lived to tell about it. His scalpless head was photographed 30 years later.
R5BR1 TIL the 1886 Charleston, SC earthquake was so powerful, it caused speculation that Florida had broken off from the mainland USA
JXEj TIL that scientists are working on bioluminescent trees. By merging the light producing compound found in jellyfish with plants, the team envisions illuminating city streets with trees that glow at night.