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TIL it’s “mother lode”, not “mother load”.
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TIL: Only two of the three Members of Rock Band ZZ Top wear the famous, long beards. The Name of the one without is Frank Beard
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TIL Rockstar originally offered GTA 3 to Xbox as an exclusive release but Xbox executives rejected it because they didnt think Rockstar could effectively transition the game from 2D to 3D. This would lead Sony to sign GTA 3 to a timed exclusivity deal on the PS2. Overall GTA 3 would sell 14.5m units
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TIL Babe Ruth became a shirtmaker as a teenager while attending a reformatory/orphanage. Even during his baseball career, he adjusted his own shirt collars, rather than have a tailor do it
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TIL 9 people were trampled to death in a mosh pit at a Pearl Jam festival show. today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic event.
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TIL that the song ‘Surfin Bird’ by The Trashmen is actually a mash up of two songs by doo-wop group The Rivingtons; ‘The Bird’s the Word’ and ‘Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow’. The Rivingtons were not originally credited on ‘Surfin Bird’.