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TIL that "Creep" by Radiohead was banned by the BBC in 1992 for being too depressing

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070N TIL that a NASA intern stole lunar samples from the Apollo mission, arranged them on his bed and literally had “sex on the moon” with his girlfriend.
OG7Y TIL that some birds can be born and exist as gynandromorphs, meaning that they have both genders as well as male and female appearances, divided laterally
XEwKE TIL about the Hidden Continent of Zealandia, a region of continental crust twice the size of India. Mostly submerged, the only major land masses include New Zealand and New Caledonia.
JYm7l TIL the Beatles LP "Yesterday and Today" originally featured a cover depicting the band laughing while covered in mutilated and decapitated baby dolls. The cover was intended as a Vietnam protest, with Lennon saying "If the public can accept something as cruel as the war, they can accept this cover"
OoK54 TIL Charles McCarthy decided to take his own life rather than fall into enemy hands. The Ashanti promptly removed his head and took it in triumph back to their capital at Kumasi. It was made into a gold-rimmed drinking cup for the use of their king.