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TIL that Richie Havens, after playing for almost 3 hours, made up the song "Freedom" on the spot at Woodstock. He was asked to go back on stage, after playing for almost 3 hours when the next performer had not shown up yet.

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ykeX TIL that there were two twins named Jennifer and June who only spoke to eachother in a secret language, isolated themselves from the outside world, tried to kill eachother and wound up in a mental hospital and decided together that one of them must die for the other to live a normal life.
j6MME TIL that a district in India’s Punjab state requires prospective gun owners to plant 10 trees and take pictures with them as proof
Wk7WX TIL there is a specific order in English for adjectives to be placed and sound correct. The order must also abide by a specific sound pattern.
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XElbQ TIL In May 1953, scientists in the British Ministry of Defence tested the nerve-gas sarin on the 20-year-old Ronald Maddison, who had unwittingly volunteered for the experiment thinking it would involve some very minor tests.