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TIL Philip Oakey of The Human League did not want "Don't You Want Me" to be released as a single because he thought the song was a "poor quality filler track." He finally agreed on the condition that a poster accompany the single so fans wouldn't "feel ripped off." The song became their biggest hit.

b6odp TIL Metallica did a show in Antarctica, making them the only band to perform on all 7 continents.
78Gox TIL Horseshoe crabs have saved our lives countless times.
rR7Dy TIL that Michael Jackson was chemically castrated at a young age by his father to preserve his voice.
rPe4 TIL Maine is the closest US state to Africa.
WgD9 TIL that C.S. Lewis, Aldous Huxley, and John F. Kennedy all died on the same day - November 22, 1963.