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TIL that the sample used for Dr. Dre’s “The Next Episode” was from a song called “The Edge” written by David McCallum AKA Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard from NCIS.

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8eLyG TIL that after defeating the Manchu Qing army at the Battle of Ngọc Hồi-Đống Đa, the Vietnamese King Quang Trung ordered the bodies of the enemies to be collected and put into 12 massive burial mounds. These would later be named Đống Đa Mound, and still exists today as a historic landmark in Vietnam
8axo8 TIL of Clive Palmer. An Australian billionaire who has attempted to build the Titanic II once before, failed and is now trying again. He has also built an animatronic dinosaur park on a golf course in Australia.
KORAJ TIL Agatha Christie was a surfer. Agatha became skilled at body-boarding in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, and in Hawaii she learned to ride while standing on the board.
pYZWN TIL the actual valve in freeze-proof outdoor faucets is way back inside the house, on the warm side of the insulation
oR9GL TIl - The dragonfly is natures most proficient hunter with an average success rate of 95%.