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TIL the first Indian who came out of the woods to meet the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock spoke English and asked if they had any beer...

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8wja TIL When Pink Flyod was completing “Shine On You Crazy Diamond,” which was an exploration of their former band mate Syd Barrett’s mental decline, an overweight man with a shaved head and eyebrows entered the studio. He turned out to be Syd Barrett himself, who they had not seen in 7 years.
EgxGP TIL that during the 1976 British drought, standpipes were installed on streets of many districts which dispensed water. Each standpipe became a watering hole for 20 households when mains water supply was cut off. During this time, the slogan “Save Water, Bath with a Friend” became very popular.
JY6ZB TIL German culture has an extraordinary obsession with native Americans due to the wild west novels written by Karl may, the best selling German author of all times. Thousands of people are organized in clubs to “play native American life”.
L16Q TIL The pistol shrimp closes its claw so quickly that it sends a shockwave of bubbles that burn as hot as the sun and generate 80 kPa of pressure, stunning or killing fish. The shrimp can even interfere with sonar and underwater communication.
D1oQv TIL in 2017, in Scotland, two students entered an art gallery and, finding an empty table, placed a pineapple there to see if people would take it for art. When they returned 4 days later, the pineapple was covered with a glass protection.