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TIL Chinese restaurants in California helped punk rock and punk rock bands by allowing the bands to play in the restaurants

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78NwZ TIL about Christa Pike, the youngest woman to be sentenced to death in USA. She was sentenced for killing a fellow student, Colleen Slemmer, in 1995. Pike was only 18 at the time of the murder and was motivated by jealousy.
a8EDJ TIL that rhinoceros beetles are popular pets in many parts of Asia and have been used in gambling fights.
M7geV TIL a millipede species that actually has 1000+ legs was first described in 2021, living 50 - 200 ft (15 - 60 m) underground in Western Australia
Y7jod TIL- the Papillon dog, one of the oldest toy spaniels, it derives its name from the French word Papillon (butterfly), because its ears look like butterfly wings.
6EKgW TIL The Black Eyed Peas hold the record for the longest uninterrupted time at #1 on the Hot 100, a total of 26 consecutive weeks from April to October 2009, with "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling.”