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TIL when Nirvana's opening band, Calamity Jane, got booed off stage at a concert in Buenos Aires, Nirvana decided to teach the crowd a lesson. So before every song of their set, they'd play the intro to "Smells Like Teen Spirit" & then just stop before continuing on to play an obscure song of theirs

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kOWR1 TIL Valdosta High School in GA is winningest football program in the USA ever. 900+ wins, 27 loses, 34 ties.
E1NdW TIL that in 1994, the pilot of a commercial airline allowed his 16-year-old son to sit at the plane's controls during a flight. The kid touched something he shouldn't have, inadvertently disengaged the autopilot and caused the plane to crash. Everyone onboard perished.
GY8v5 TIL in his book, tennis player Novak Djokovic said in 2010 he met with a nutritionist who asked him to hold a piece of bread in his left hand while he pressed down on his right arm. Djokovic claims he was much weaker while holding the bread, citing this as evidence of gluten intolerance.
9YBW6 TIL that in 1994 the Prince of Wales landed a BAE-146 aircraft carrying 11 people at Islay Airport in Scotland. The Prince overshot the runway and crashed.
p8QyN TIL Hyenas give birth through their clitoris.