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TIL ACDC has 21 songs with the word “Rock” in the title.

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p8LDb TIL despite modern connotations of death as evil, the Greek god Hades was actually more altruistically inclined. Very few individual aspects of his personality were recorded, as Greeks refrained from giving him much thought to avoid attracting his attention.
Z6yQ TIL in 1980 A single dropped ratchet in an Air Force missile silo resulted in an ruptured tank that led to an explosion that destroyed the silo and shot a nuclear warhead 100 feet from the complex entry gate. They then just filled in the giant hole.
ZAYD TIL Nintendo had its own cereal brand, created in 1988. It promoted both Super Mario Bros. & The Legend of Zelda. The box was divided in two so one could enjoy super mushrooms & goomba’s from the Mario side, as well as heart containers & boomerangs from the Zelda side.
GYMWJ TIL that Ken Jennings' historic Jeopardy! run nearly ended before it began. Jennings' first Final Jeopardy answer of "Who is Jones" had to be adjudicated before it was allowed. If he hadn't been given credit, he would have finished in 3rd, on his first episode.
yWol TIL there’s a teddybear in every Dutch police car, in case something troubling happens to a child.