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TIL of Klaatu, the Band Everyone Thought Was The Beatles

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epap5 TIL unlike dogs and cats, parrots are not domesticated animals. They are inherently wild, which makes them destructive and noisy companions. Their calls are designed to be heard miles away and not meant for a human home. They're one of the most discarded pets in the US.
b9E4j TIL the Atomium is a world famous monument in Belgium thats image was so tightly controlled, that until 2015 organizations posting photographs of it online were being threatened with legal action for simply publishing photos.
DrZY TIL Voyager 1, the only man made object to leave the solar system, is carrying, amongst other records, a song called “Dark Was The Night, Cold Was The Ground”. This song is available to extraterrestrials, should they ever find it, but not available in India, Canada, or the UK on copyright grounds.
VBEX0 TIL Nazi Germany had a squadron of pilots dedicated to ramming Allied bombers at the end of WWII.
DQ1xY TIL of Masako Katsura, the "First Lady of Billiards". She was Japan's first professional female billiards player, and moved to the USA after marrying an American in 1951. There, she competed in the 1952 billiards world championship, becoming the second female contender ever and taking 7th place.