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TIL that when writing “Paradise City,” the band had to vote on the second line because Slash wanted “Where the girls are fat and they’ve got big titties.”

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npLW TIL Nail gun injuries are responsible for an estimated 37,000 emergency room visits each year, of which 60% are occupationally-related.
m4Xy TIL the first time American troops fought under a foreign commander was during WW1. Despite being ordered to withdraw by their own command, they remained with their Australian and British allies, utilising combined arms to result in the very successful Battle of Hamel
4kbg6 TIL that France had colonies in India until 1954, seven years after the British exited the country. French India comprised of five geographically separated enclaves totaling 510 sq km (200 sq mi).
6Eebl TIL of Albert Battel and Max Liedtke, German officers who threatened to shoot a group of SS attempting to execute Jews in Poland. They successfully rescued 100 Jews, and are among the few Wehrmacht members to be recognised as Righteous Among the Nations
ADWZx TIL: The oldest bar in the world is in Ireland. Archeological records have found that the walls of Sean’s Bar have been around, and serving, since 900 AD. Further, there are records of every owner of the pub back to its 10th century founding. It opened over 1100 years ago.