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TIL In 2002 George Harrison knocked Aaliyah off the top spot in the UK singles chart, the first time that one deceased artist had replaced another at number one.

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DQwJ TIL There’s a rare natural disaster in which a lake erupts with CO2 asphyxiating any livestock or humans nearby.
j6n9E TIL of Prince Alemayehu, an Ethiopian prince who was taken by British soldiers back to England after they attacked Ethiopia in 1868. Queen Victoria ensured he received an excellent education in England, but he died of pleurisy at just 18.
ADgJd TIL Marlon Brando’s final film was a movie called “Big Bug Man”. The animated film, co-starring Brendan Fraser, still has not been released and likely never will be.
4X5Kg TIL Valérie André was the first woman to fly a helicopter in a combat zone, piloting 129 helicopter missions between 1952 and 1953. André rescued 165 soldiers and twice parachuted into combat to treat wounded soldiers. André became the first French woman to achieve the rank of General Officer.
dD988 TIL players on the official forum for the game War Thunder have regularly leaked classified or restricted documents to win arguments over the real-world capabilities of weapons featured in the game