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TIL in the Middle Ages, Christians believed that Muslims worshipped a god named Termagant

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Vyl0 TIL that there was a study done by Steven Stack and Jim Gundlach that showed that the more airtime country music got, the higher the suicide for white males.
grOV7 TIL that Wayne Gretzky is 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th for most points in an NHL season
jZJa TIL/Rapper Ervin McKinness tweeted “Drunk af going 120 drifting corners #F***It YOLO” then crashed, and died.
jNOra TIL Kelly Clarkson's single "Since U Been Gone" was inspired by the 2003 song "Maps" by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. "Maps" and "Since U Been Gone" share similar introductions, post-chorus guitar breaks, and middle eights, and are both in the key of G major.
OoGgg When a United Airlines flight made an emergency landing this summer due to medical situations on board, as the oxygen masks fell down, some passengers’ phone cameras went up. But psychologists say the instinct to snap a selfie in a near-death experience isn’t all narcissism—it’s also about survival and self-preservation.