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TIL that Viking metal band Amon Amarth takes its name from Tolkien’s Middle Earth. It is the Númenórean name for Mount Doom.

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VBgnZ TIL that 12 million barrels of oil are used to produce plastic bags in the U.S.
WNwd TIL, whereas WWI killed over 10 million people, it was followed by the flu pandemic that killed upwards of 100 million.
BaWr TIL a Greek gambler by the name of Archie Karas went on a 3-year winning streak during which he turned $50 into over $40,000,000.
JYOLv TIL of the Genain quadruplets. Four identical quadruplet sisters born in 1930 who all developed schizophrenia, suggesting a strong genetic component to schizophrenia.
kBRd TIL that the opening dialog in the Daft Punk song “Contact” is taken from real NASA recordings of the Apollo 17 mission.